Tag: ransomware
FIN7 is Running a New Fake Company Called ‘Bastion Secure’ for...
Researchers at Recorded Future’s Gemini Advisory unit released an advisory revealing the hacking group FIN7’s malicious operations under the guise of a cybersecurity services...
Sinclair Broadcast Group Network Encrypted with Ransomware — Operations Disrupted
In a span of five months, yet another media company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, has been a victim of a ransomware attack. The threat actors...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021: Here’s What the Experts Have to Say
Like every year, CISA and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) are hosting the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 in the U.S. to raise...
Attackers Receive $5.2 Bn in Ransom via Bitcoin Payments
Ransom payments in the form of virtual currency have been increased exponentially. As per an analysis from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement...
30 Governments Join Hands to Suppress Ransomware Payment Channels
The Virtual Counter-Ransomware Initiative meeting facilitated by the White House National Security Council, to deliberate the efforts to improving national resilience, addressing the misuse...
Episode #15: Malware Through the Green Channel
Ransomware has become synonymous with cyberattacks in the last two years and is single-handedly driving conversations and investments in the cybersecurity domain. Organizations that...
“Incident Response professionals are working in a high-paced and stressful environment”
At the beginning of 2021, when the cybersecurity community was reeling from the aftereffects of the SolarWinds supply chain attack, a new ransomware strain...
Cox Media Group Validates Ransomware Attack that Pulled Down its Broadcasts
On June 3, 2021, American media company Cox Media Group (CMG) experienced a cyberattack in which the malicious threat actor encrypted the network servers...
91.5% of Undetected Malware Landed Over Encrypted Connections
IT administrators are having sleepless nights as threat perimeters are perpetually trending north and vectors getting guileful and evading detection. In its Q2 2021...
CISA and NSA Jointly Release VPN Cybersecurity Information Sheet
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) strengthens data privacy and security by providing a secure connection for users when joining another network online. Despite the...
