Shade Threat Actors Call It Quits, Release 750K Encryption Keys

The threat actors behind the Shade ransomware have called it quits, releasing 750,000 encryption keys on GitHub and publicly apologizing to victims affected by the malware. User “shade-team” posted four files on the code repository earlier this week, one containing the file keys and four “ReadMe”...

Threat Roundup for September 20 to September 27

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral...

Shade Ransomware Expands to U.S. Targets

Shade, a ransomware known to target Russian victims, has been spotted in several recent campaigns scoping out new locations – including in the U.S. and Japan. The ransomware, first spotted in late 2014 by Kaspersky Lab researchers, has been known for focusing on Russian victims – but more recent...

TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: Shade Ransomware

Summary Recently there is a new wave of malicious spam campaign distributing Shade ransomware via sending malicious JavaScript attachments. The spam campaign was mainly targeting users from Russia, and the ransom note was written in both Russian and English. This variant of Shade ransomware will...