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Notorious Ransomware Gang REvil Reportedly Taken Down By Russian Authorities

Russia's FSB says it arrested more than a dozen members of the REvil ransomware operation and seized nearly $7 million in assets.

January 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Russia says it has shut down the REvil ransomware gang, arrested several individuals and seized a total of about $7 million from the well-organized cybercrime operation that has plagued businesses in the U.S. and abroad for years. In a press release, the FSB, Russia’s principal security agency, says it carried out the operation at the […]

McAfee Enterprise Sees Proliferation of REvil and DarkSide Ransomware Surge in Q2 2021

October 4, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Key Findings In Q2 2021, 73% of ransomware detections in Q2 2021 were related to the REvil/Sodinokibi family DarkSide Q2 ransomware attacks extended beyond Oil, Gas and Chemical sector to Legal Services, Wholesale and Manufacturing Government was the sector most targeted by ransomware Financial Services targeted most among reported cloud incidents SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–McAfee […]

Cybersecurity Firm Releases Universal Decryption Key For REvil Victims

Bitdefender has made available a free universal decryption key for victims of REvil/Sodinokibi that had data encrypted before July 13.

September 17, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity software provider Bitdefender has made available a free universal decryption key for victims of REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware that had their data encrypted by hackers using the ransomware variant before July 13. According to the company, the key was created in collaboration with a “trusted law enforcement partner” and can help victims restore their files and […]

Who is REvil and What Do They Do?

REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind the JBS SA & Kaseya ransomware attacks are requesting some of the largest payments as of late.

July 14, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

REvil, the notorious ransomware gang behind the JBS SA & Kaseya ransomware attacks are requesting some of the largest payments as of late.

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 […]

Phishing, Ransomware Continue to Dominate as Cyberattacks Surge in 2022

Acronis' year-end report finds that ransomware, phishing and unpatched bugs remain top threats as cybercriminals adapt.

December 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Phishing, MFA fatigue attacks are on the rise, and the cost of a data breach is now expected to reach $5 million, according to a year-end cyberthreat report from cybersecurity firm Acronis. The Switzerland-based firm’s report from its Cyber Protection Operation Center provides an in-depth analysis of the cyberthreat landscape including ransomware, phishing, malicious websites, […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 174: Cybersecurity Industry Trends and Research from Trellix Xpand Live

Executives and security researchers from Trellix discuss its new XDR solutions, trends, workforce development issues and the latest threat research.

October 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Executives and security researchers from Trellix discuss its new XDR solutions, trends, workforce development issues and the latest threat research.

Ransomware Groups Continue to Disrupt Industrial Operational Technology

Dragos observed 125 ransomware incidents targeting industrial OT environments in Q2 compared to 158 in the last quarter.

August 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware groups continued to target industrial organizations and infrastructures and disrupt operational technology (OT) operations in the second quarter of 2022, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos, Inc. In May of 2022, electronics manufacturer Foxconn was hit by Lockbit 2.0 ransomware, resulting in over 1,200 servers in one of the company’s factories in Mexico becoming […]

How to Secure PowerShell and Use it for Cybersecurity Defense

Cybersecurity agencies say organizations should take several steps to secure PowerShell and keep it from being used in cyberattacks.

July 6, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

PowerShell is an incredibly effective tool that allows IT administrators to automate repetitive tasks and is particularly useful in helping to protect and manage the cybersecurity of Windows operating systems. However, those same capabilities are just as useful for hackers after gaining initial access to a network,  with PowerShell scripts being used to weaken intrusion […]

Tenable: Ransomware-as-a-Service is Booming

A new report from Tenable details the lucrative ransomware industry and how cybercrime has matured into a business-like ecosystem.

June 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The subscription economy adopted by the software industry is growing ransomware from what was once a fledgling threat to an IT security crisis as ransomware groups continue to pad their wallets and grow the ransomware-as-a-service economy, according to a new report from Tenable. According to the Maryland-based vulnerability management software company, that service model is […]