REvil ransomware group vanishes after mounting US pressure

By Sudais Asif Currently, Hackread.com can confirm that the official website of the REvil group along with its chat and payment gateways are offline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil ransomware group vanishes after mounting US pressure...

REvil Ransomware Gang Mysteriously Disappears After High-Profile Attacks

REvil, the infamous ransomware cartel behind some of the biggest cyberattacks targeting JBS and Kaseya, has mysteriously disappeared from the dark web, leading to speculations that the criminal enterprise may have been taken down. Multiple darknet and clearnet sites maintained by the Russia-linke...

CISA Insights: Guidance for MSPs and Small- and Mid-sized Businesses

CISA has released CISA Insights: Guidance for Managed Service Providers MSPs and Small- and Mid-sized Businesses, which provides mitigation and hardening guidance to help these organizations strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks. Many small- and mid-sized businesses use MSPs to manage IT...

Ransomware Giant REvil Disappears

All of REvil’s Dark Web sites slipped offline as of early Tuesday morning, and it’s not clear whether it’s due to the ransomware gang getting busted or whether the threat actors did it on purpose. The REvil ransomware operation, a.k.a. Sodinokibi, uses both clear web and Dark Web sites to negotia...

Guess Fashion Deals With Data Loss, Post-Ransomware

A February ransomware attack on fashion label Guess linked to Colonial Pipeline attackers DarkSide is still causing damage. Guess has started sending letters to 1,300 employees and contractors who had their personal and banking data exposed during the breach. The letter, published by...

Managed Service Providers Used in Coordinated, Mass Ransomware Attack Impacting Hundreds of Companies

Rapid7 is aware of and tracking all information surrounding a coordinated, mass ransomware attack reported to be affecting hundreds of organizations. Huntress Labs is maintaining a public Reddit thread documenting the scope and triage of an event that has, as of the original post date see updates...

Is Remote Desktop Protocol Secure? It Can Be

Kroll’s Paul Drapeau, Jeff Macko and Isaiah Jensen also contributed to this report. Most of the problems with setting up Remote Desktop Protocol RDP for remote work involves making RDP accessible via the public internet. RDP itself is not a secure setup and therefore requires additional security...

Mind the Gap: Securely Embracing the Digital Explosion

State and local governments are weathering a digital explosion. The move to "virtual everything" means that greater amounts of information are being produced and transmitted electronically, but the digital infrastructure powering these operations is straining under the weight. This shift is...

Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Guidance and Resources

CISA has created a webpage to provide information and guidance for the recent ransomware attack against Kaseya customers that include managed service providers MSPs and customers of those MSPs. CISA encourages affected organizations to review Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Guidance for Affected MSPs a...

Kaseya Patches Zero-Days Used in REvil Attacks

Kaseya made good on its promise to issue patches by July 11. On Saturday, the company behind the Virtual System/Server Administrator VSA platform that got walloped by the REvil ransomware-as-a-service RaaS gang in a massive supply-chain attack released urgent updates to address critical zero-day...

Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed Kaseya VSA has released patches for 3 critical vulnerabilities exploited by the REvil ransomware gang in ransomware attack earlier this month. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Kaseya issues patches for vulnerabilities exploited in ransomware attack...

A week in security (July 5 – July 11)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Racing against a real-life ransomware attack. Podcast with Ski Kacoroski. Kaseya CEO: “The impact of this incredibly sophisticated attack is very minimal” Patch now! Emergency fix for PrintNightmare released by Microsoft. Game over: Apex Legends players locked out ...

Kaseya Releases Patches for Flaws Exploited in Widespread Ransomware Attack

Florida-based software vendor Kaseya on Sunday rolled out urgent updates to address critical security vulnerabilities in its Virtual System Administrator VSA solution that was used as a jumping off point to target as many as 1,500 businesses across the globe as part of a widespread supply-chain...

Survey: Phishing & Ransomware Attacks are Top Concerns

Ransomware and phishing attacks will continue to be utilized and will likely see increases in their usage by malicious actors in targeting their victims. Learnings and recommendations from report to improve your prevention and response to these threats...

Kaseya Provides Security Updates for VSA On-Premises Software Vulnerabilities

Kaseya has released VSA version 9.5.7a for their VSA On-Premises software. This version addresses vulnerabilities that enabled the ransomware attacks on Kaseya’s customers. CISA strongly urges Kaseya customers closely follow the instructions detailed in the Kaseya security notice and contact Kase...

This Week in Security News - July 9, 2021

Kaseya hit with ransomware attack and top 3 mobile threat takeaways from MWC...

Summer of Cybercrime Continues: What To Do

We recently coined this as the Summer of Cybercrime. Major ransomware attacks continue to hit companies globally. The attacks can cause significant damage, from a financial, reputation and productivity standpoint...

The Unfixed Flaw at the Heart of REvil’s Ransomware Spree

Security researchers warned Kaseya about its IT management software in April, but the patches didn't come fast enough to avert last week's disaster...

Kaseya REvil Ransomware Attack (CVE-2021-30116) – Automatically Discover and Prioritize Using Qualys VMDR®

On July 2, 2021, Kaseya announced its software had been compromised and was being used to attack the IT infrastructure of its customers. The REvil ransomware attack leveraged multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Kaseya’s VSA Virtual System/Server Administrator product that helps Kaseya customers ...

Malspam banks on Kaseya ransomware attack

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team recently found a malicious spam campaign making the rounds and banking on the ransomware attack that forced Kaseya to shut down its VSA service. This is a classic example of an opportunistic attack conducted by potentially another threat actor/group off t...