Ransomware

Over 48,000 SonicWall devices remain vulnerable to a critical security flaw, exposing organizations worldwide to ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-40766, was first disclosed in September 2024 and continues to be actively exploited by...

A new ransomware strain, dubbed Nitrogen, has emerged as a significant threat over the past four months, targeting organizations across industries including construction, financial services, manufacturing, and technology. The ransomware has been particularly active in...

Ascension Health, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has reported a significant data security breach that could potentially affect around 5.6 million patient records, including patients and employees. The organization...

A Romanian man, Daniel Christian Hulea, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks, a sophisticated cybercrime operation that targeted hundreds of organizations worldwide. The U.S....

A sophisticated new ransomware family, dubbed NotLockBit, is creating waves in the cybersecurity world with its advanced capabilities and cross-platform functionality. Mimicking the techniques of the infamous LockBit ransomware, NotLockBit has proven to be...

The cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, have been sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for their involvement in the April 2020...

The Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-46604, was exploited by Mauri Ransomware threat actors to install CoinMiners. Threat actors were detected continuously launching attacks on unpatched, vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ services. Once the compromised machine has...

Notorious ransomware group Brain Cipher has claimed to have breached Deloitte UK, allegedly exfiltrating over 1 terabyte of sensitive data from the professional services giant. Brain Cipher is a ransomware group that emerged in June...

Black Basta ransomware operators have improved their tactics, leveraging Microsoft Teams to deploy Zbot, DarkGate, and Custom Malware. The ongoing social engineering campaign comprises a threat actor flooding a user's inbox with junk and contacting...

Elpaco ransomware, a Mimic variation, has been identified where attackers were able to connect via RDP to the victim's server following a successful brute force attack and subsequently execute the ransomware. The variant abuses the...