cybernews1d
North Korea’s new hack: stealing data via open-source code
Crypto was just the beginning. North Korea’s Lazarus Group is now embedding malware in trusted software, taking control of ...
Missing Link: 35 years of ransomware – It began with a simple floppy disk
A simple floppy disk in the then common 5.25 inch format with the inscription "AIDS Information – Introductory Diskette 2.0" ...
35 years on: The history and evolution of ransomware
The first use of ransomware was identified in December 1989; an individual physically mailed out floppy disks purporting to contain software to help judge if an individual was at ...
TechRadar15d
35 years on: The history and evolution of ransomware
We’ve seen fake-ransomware that simply presents a ransom note without bothering to encrypt any data; hoping that victims will pay no matter what. WannaCry was a self-propagating malware that ...
TechCrunch15d
Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches
The prolific Clop ransomware gang has named dozens of corporate victims it claims to have hacked in recent weeks after exploiting a vulnerability in several popular enterprise file transfer ...
ConsumerAffairs16d
Ransomware exposed more than 166 million records in 2024 in the U.S., research finds
Ransomware attacks exposed the sensitive information of tens of millions of Americans in 2024. There were 610 confirmed ransomware attacks that compromised 166,426,225 records in the U.S. in 2024 ...
The Hacker News16d
Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and then leveraged this access ...
Forbes16d
New Amazon Ransomware Attack—‘Recovery Impossible’ Without Payment
A new ransomware campaign targeting Amazon Web Services users by a threat actor known as Codefinger has been confirmed in a Jan. 13 threat intelligence report from Halcyon threat research and ...
theregister17d
UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a consultation on how to combat the trend of criminals locking up whole systems and ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com18d
UK Considers Ban on Ransomware Payments by Public Bodies
The UK government has proposed banning public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from making ransomware payments. The proposed payment ban been included in a Home Office-led consultation ...
SecurityWeek18d
Compromised AWS Keys Abused in Codefinger Ransomware Attacks
A threat actor has been observed abusing compromised AWS keys to encrypt data in S3 buckets and demand a ransom payment in exchange for the encryption keys, cybersecurity firm Halcyon reports. As part ...