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Ransomware Groups Confirmed to be Exploiting MOVEit Bug

Microsoft, cybersecurity firms say MOVEit Transfer vulnerability is being exploited by a group associated with the Clop ransomware actors.

June 5, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firms are reporting widespread exploitation of the MOVEit Transfer vulnerability across a wide range of organizations large and small, with some publicly confirming that known ransomware groups are leveraging the flaw. That includes Microsoft, which is attributing the attacks exploiting the bug, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to a group it calls “Lace Tempest,” which is […]

Zerto Launches Zerto 10 for Enhanced Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Mitigation

Zerto 10 is a new disaster recovery solution designed to enhance disaster recovery and detect encryption in real time.

May 18, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Disaster recovery and ransomware resilience firm Zerto is launching Zerto 10 for Microsoft Azure, a new disaster recovery solution designed to enhance disaster recovery and mobility for complete infrastructure flexibility. The company also unveiled new real-time encryption and detection features and a new air-gapped recovery vault to help mitigate a ransomware attack. According to the […]

BianLian Ransomware Group Skips Encryption and Goes Straight to Exfiltration

The BianLian group is a ransomware actor that is targeting organizations with a data extortion model, bypassing traditional encryption.

May 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity officials the, FBI, Microsoft and Sophos are warning organizations to limit their use of some legitimate tools as they are being leveraged by the BianLian group, a ransomware group that has targeted organizations with a data extortion model, bypassing the need to encrypt victims’ data. According to a joint advisory from CISA, its Australian […]

Illinois Valley Community College Servers Shut Down by Ransomware

Servers professors are using for distance learning during the coronavirus crisis were not affected when IVCC college servers were shut down by ransomware.

May 1, 2023 Amy Rock Leave a Comment

Illinois Valley Community College’s servers were shut down by a ransomware attack, affecting the school’s email servers, website, and administrative software, reports Northern Public Radio. The servers have been down since April 24. The attack was discovered Friday when the email system and website stopped functioning properly, according to WCJS News. An IT investigation determined the network had […]

Microsoft, Fortra Take Action to Disrupt Ransomware Groups Targeting Healthcare

Microsoft, Fortra and Health-ISAC obtained a court order to disrupt the malicious use of Cobalt Strike and Microsoft tools in cyberattacks.

April 7, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In a move that represents a growing offensive against cybercriminals, Microsoft, cybersecurity firm Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have taken action to disrupt ransomware groups that have been observed attacking healthcare organizations in more than 19 countries. According to Microsoft, the company’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Fortra and Health Information Sharing and […]

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Businesses Beware: April is the Most Dangerous Month for Ransomware Attacks

The month of April is expected to be a high-risk month when it comes to ransomware attacks, according to NordLocker research.

April 6, 2023 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The month of April has been identified as the most dangerous period in terms of ransomware attacks, according to research by end-to-end file encryption provider NordLocker. Last year, the month of April saw 294 ransomware incidents, the most attacks per month in all of 2022. Most of these attacks were carried out against U.S. and […]

Ransomware Actors May Be Targeting Organizations With Cyber Insurance

More than three-quarters of organizations with cyber insurance were hit by a successful ransomware attack in 2022, Barracuda Networks finds.

March 29, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity insurance is becoming a popular option for organizations looking to protect themselves from the financial risks of a cyberattack, but new data shows that organizations with cyber insurance may be more appealing to ransomware attackers. According to Barracuda Networks, 77% of organizations with cyber insurance were hit by a successful ransomware attack in 2022, […]

CISA Wants You To Report Anything You Know About Ransomware Activity

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's new initiative is designed to help organizations stop ransomware attacks early.

March 23, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is launching its Pre-Ransomware Notificaiton Initiative designed to help organizations thwart ransomware attacks in the early stages of incidents as ransomware actors dwell in a victim’s environment before deploying the ransomware. According to CISA, that window of time–which can last from hours to days–gives the agency enough […]

FBI, CISA Warn of Royal Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Royal ransomware actors have been targeting manufacturing, communications, healthcare and education entities since September 2022, agencies say.

March 3, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning critical infrastructure organizations to be on the lookout for Royal ransomware, a financially motivated threat actor that has been targeted manufacturing, communications, healthcare and education entities since September 2022. In a joint advisory, the FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say the Royal ransomware actors have compromised U.S. and […]

DPRK Ransomware Group Targets Healthcare Sector, Agencies Say

U.S. agencies are warning healthcare organizations and others to be aware of new ransomware activity from a North Korean nation-state group.

February 13, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

U.S. agencies are warning healthcare organizations and other critical infrastructure organizations to be aware of recent activity from a North Korean nation-state ransomware group that is leveraging older vulnerabilities–including Log4Shell– to gain access into victim environments. The advisory from the FBI, U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other agencies gives an overview of the […]