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RTF Year Two: New Map; New Data: Same Mission
It’s hard to believe over a year has passed since the founding of IST’s Ransomware Task Force and launch of the inaugural “Combating Ransomware” report, which provides a comprehensive framework for action.
Read onlineFOR528: Ransomware for Incident Responders
Ransomware attackers have become more sophisticated, and their techniques constantly evolve. It is a threat that requires an immediate response, especially in the enterprise. FOR528: Ransomware for Incident Responders covers the entire life cycle of an incident, from initial detection to incident response and postmortem analysis.
Read onlineOnline-Erpresserbande ausser Rand und Band: 169 Firmen in zwei Monaten erwischt
Die Cybercrime-Bande Lockbit will allein im September und Oktober fast 170 Unternehmen gehackt und erpresst haben. Betroffen soll auch der Schweizer Industriekonzern Saurer sein. Doch ob die Erpresser so erfolgreich sind, wie sie vorgeben, ist unklar.
Read onlineAustralian Ransomware Threat Landscape 2022
I thought to write about our beloved topic, Ransomware, and this time will focus on Australia. In this blog, I will not be diving into the workings of actual ransomware or doing a technical deep dive on actual samples. However, with some statistics, I will write about victimology and its capabilities and notable TTPs at a higher level.
Read onlineAloha hit by ransomware attack
NCR has been hit by a ransomware attack afflicting its Aloha POS system for the hospitality industry.
Read onlineRansomware group behind Oakland attack strengthens capabilities with new tools, researchers say
The PLAY ransomware group — responsible for a recent attack on the city of Oakland, California, that forced a state of emergency — has developed two new custom data-gathering tools that allow it to more effectively carry out already crippling digital extortion campaigns, researchers said Wednesday.
Read onlineRansomware: Every internet-connected network is at risk. Be prepared!
Cyber criminals are targeting every type of organization, from small businesses to large enterprises. Many people tend to believe that ransomware actors only target large enterprises and/or critical systems; unfortunately, the opposite is true. If you have internet-connected devices, you are at risk of a ransomware attack.
Read onlineThe Most Prolific Ransomware Families: 2023 Edition
The PLAY ransomware group — responsible for a recent attack on the city of Oakland, California, that forced a state of emergency — has developed two new custom data-gathering tools that allow it to more effectively carry out already crippling digital extortion campaigns, researchers said Wednesday.
Read onlineCl0p Starts Naming Victims
Yesterday, ransomware gang Cl0p began listing organizations affected by its exploit of file transfer software MOVEit. The gang used the exploit to steal data from potentially hundreds of companies around the world at the end of May.
Read onlineTwo Energy Department entities breached as part of massive MOVEit compromise
Multiple federal agencies, including two Department of Energy entities, were victims of a cyberattack that resulted from a widespread vulnerability in MOVEit file transfer software, federal officials said Thursday.
Read online"Classifying ransomware victims’ nationalities based on leak page entries
Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents a user from accessing their files by encrypting them. This is done to extort the victim. Some malware strains go beyond this and post the victim’s personal information and file online to add extra pressure to pay. Pages dedicated to the posting of such information are called leak pages.
Read online"Hacker-Angriffe auf Kliniken nehmen zu" – obwohl sie Leben kosten
So zählte das BKA mittels des Dienstleisters eCrime.ch im Jahr 2022 weltweit insgesamt 173 Geschädigte aus dem Gesundheitssektor. In der ersten Jahreshälfte 2023 beläuft sich die Anzahl der festgestellten Geschädigten bereits auf 163. Die Zahlen des BKA liegen WELT exklusiv vor.
Online lesenDie Eskalation der Ransomware-Angriffe
Die Welt erlebt seit Anfang 2023 einen alarmierenden Anstieg von Ransomware-Angriffen. Nach einem Rückgang im Jahr 2022 demonstrieren Cyberkriminelle ihre Hartnäckigkeit, indem sie Sicherheitslücken konsequent ausnutzen und Organisationen wieder erpressen.
Online lesenBanning Ransomware Payments Brings New Challenges
Kikta tried to figure out just how many waiver requests federal officials would need to evaluate. Using data from threat and risk intelligence services company eCrime.ch, he considered the number of unique organizations in the U.S. known to have been victimized by data extortion or ransomware so far this year. What he found is that it comes out to an average of slightly more than eight organizations per day of the work week.
Read onlinePreventing Ransomware: Top Trends from the 2023 Spycloud Ransomware Report
This year, we combined the survey results with an analysis conducted using original research from our own database and ransomware victim data from ecrime.ch to paint the full picture of the ransomware challenge teams face today.
Read onlineQ3 Ransomware Report: Global Ransomware Attacks Up More Than 95% Over 2022
Global ransomware frequency continues to climb. Corvus observed an 11.22% QoQ increase in Q3 and a 95.41% increase YoY on leak sites.
Read online2022 RTF Global Ransomware Incident Map: Attacks continue worldwide, groups splinter, education sector hit hard
Data compiled by ecrime.ch provides an important snapshot of the total ransomware activity worldwide; however, it is biased towards ransomware attacks that use a traditional double-extortion approach.
Read onlineRansomware Cases Increased by 58% in 2023 showing our actions have not been enough to thwart the threat
In this article, we at SANS have gathered and reviewed information from a prominent threat intelligence group, "eCrime.ch: Threat and Risk Intelligence Services" (https://ecrime.ch/). All stats in this article come from the eCrime site, which is our preferred source for these numbers and provides solid telemetry for ransomware cases.
Read onlineRansomware Goes Political And Other Extortion Activity Of 2023
Double-extortion tactics employed by ransomware actors involve threatening to leak claimed stolen data to pressure the victim into paying a ransom. This report uncovers insights into the extortion activity in 2023, incorporating data observed across Data Leak Sites (DLS) and human-driven techniques used by actors.
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