Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad aka Sina Ghaaf, 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in...

Baltimore gets hit by ransomware again, the schools this time

All Baltimore County Public Schools closed Wednesday after the school system was hit with a ransomware attack, according to officials. Baltimore County Public Schools superintended Dr. Darryl Williams stated: “This morning, we decided to close all BCPS schools and offices in order to access and...

News Wrap: Valentine's Day Scams and Emotet's Wi-Fi Hack

Threatpost editors Tara Seals and Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch break down the top stories for this week, ended Feb. 14, including: Recent phishing scams – including ones with a romance hook – continue to trick victims, showing that phishing tactics still work in stealing millions from individuals,...

BYO-Bug Tactic Attacks Windows Kernel with Outdated Driver

The operators behind the RobbinHood ransomware are using a vulnerable, legacy driver from Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte in order to get around antivirus protections. The “bring-your-own-bug” tactic is likely to crop up in other attacks going forward, according to security analyst...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: RobbinHood Ransomware Stops 181 Windows Services Before Encryption

According to source articles, RobbinHood ransomware has been discovered and it will stop 181 Windows services prior to the encryption taking place. It is thought that the ransomware might not be distributed through a typical spam campaign, but instead via other methods such as hacked remote deskt...