Maze ransomware gang announces retirement

The threat actors behind Maze ransomware have announced their retirement. On November 1, they posted the retirement announcement on the website where they would normally name and shame their victims that were unwilling to pay the ransom. image courtesy of Graham Cluley "The Project is closed. Maz...

Egregor Claims Responsibility for Barnes & Noble Attack, Leaks Data

The Egregor ransomware gang has reportedly taken responsibility for the Barnes & Noble cyberattack, first disclosed on Oct. 15. The bookseller warned last week that it had been hacked in emailed notices to customers, noting that a cyberattack happened on Oct. 10, “which resulted in unauthorized a...

Game Titles Watch Dogs: Legion, Albion Both Targeted by Hackers

A ransomware gang that just emerged this month dubbed Egregor claims to have hacked the source code to the upcoming gaming release, Watch Dogs: Legion. And in separate gaming news, a popular fantasy title called Albion — a massive multiplayer online role-playing game MMORPG — has been hacked...

Egregor Ransomware Threatens 'Mass-Media' Release of Corporate Data

A freshly discovered family of ransomware called Egregor has been spotted in the wild, using a tactic of siphoning off corporate information and threatening a “mass-media” release of it before encrypting all files. Egregor is an occult term meant to signify the collective energy or force of a gro...