ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2021
Wormable bash DarkRadiation Ransomware targets Linux distros and docker containers

DarkRadiation is a new strain of ransomware implemented in Bash that targets Linux and Docker cloud containers and leverages Telegram for C2. Trend Micro researchers spotted a new strain of ransomware, dubbed DarkRadiation, which is writted in Bash script and target Linux distributions (Red Hat/CentOS and Debian) and Docker cloud containers. The ransomware uses OpenSSL’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
Ragnar Locker ransomware leaked data stolen from ADATA chipmaker

The Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA was hit by the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang that also published more than 700GB of stolen data. The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has published on its leak sites more than 700GB of data stolen from Taiwanese memory and storage chip maker ADATA. The group published the link […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2021
Fujifilm restores operations after recent ransomware attack

Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm announced that it has restored operations following the recent ransomware attack. On June 4, the Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm announced that it was hit by a ransomware attack and shut down its network in response to the incident. Around two weeks later the Japanese giant announced that it has restored operations following […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2021
G7 calls on Russia to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs within its borders

The member states of the G7 group have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of the ransomware gangs operating within their countries. G7 member states have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs operating within their countries. The call to action follows the large number of ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2021
US authorities recovered most of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline

US officials announced to have recovered most of the $4.3 million ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to the DarkSide ransomware gang last month. During a video press conference, US officials announced to have recovered most of the $4.3 million ransomware that Colonial Pipeline paid to the DarkSide ransomware gang. The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2021
REvil Ransomware spokesman releases an interview on recent attacks

The REvil ransomware operators said in an interview on the “Russian OSINT” Telegram channel that they accidentally targeted United States-based firms. The recent attack against JBS Foods conducted by REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) triggered the response of US authorities, US DoJ announced its decision to equate investigations into ransomware attacks with investigations into terrorism in […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2021
BlackCocaine Ransomware, a new malware in the threat landscape

Cyble researchers investigated a recent attack on an India-based IT firm that was hit by the BlackCocaine Ransomware gang.   Recently Cyber researchers for Cyble investigated an attack suffered by on May 30, 2021, by Nucleus Software, an India-based IT company in the Banking and Financial Services sector. The company reported the security breach to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2021
DoJ: Investigations into ransomware attacks must have similar priority as terrorism

The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to equate investigations into ransomware attacks with investigations into terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial Pipeline before, and recently the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2021
FBI confirmed that JBS was hit by the REvil ransomware gang

The US FBI announced that REvil ransomware gang (also known as Sodinokibi) is behind the attack that hit JBS Foods. On May 30, the American food processing giant JBS Foods, the world’s largest processor of fresh beef, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack. The cyberattack impacted multiple production plants of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Audio equipment maker Bose Corporation discloses a ransomware attack

The audio equipment manufacturer Bose Corporation said it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the […]