ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2021
Victims of Ziggy ransomware can recover their files for free

The Ziggy ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys fearing the ongoing investigation of law enforcement. Good news for the victims of the Ziggy ransomware, the ransomware operators have shut down their operations and released the victims’ decryption keys. The victims can now recover their encrypted files without needing to pay the ransom. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 300

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Experts explain how to bypass recent improvement of Chinas Great Firewall New Pro-Ocean crypto-miner targets Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2021
Packaging giant WestRock is still working to resume after recent Ransomware Attack

Packaging giant WestRock revealed this week that the recent ransomware attack impacted the company’s IT and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company WestRock announced at the end of January that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. WestRock did not share details about the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 299

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Chipmaker Intel reveals that an internal error caused a data leak Hacker leaks data of 2.28M users of […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2021
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) discloses ransomware attack

A ransomware infected the systems at the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), at leat two services were impacted. The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) discloses a ransomware incident that impacted a number of UKRI-related web assets. Two services were impacted, a portal for our UK Research Office (UKRO) based in Brussels and an extranet used […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2021
Law enforcement announced global action against NetWalker Ransomware

A joint operation of U.S. and EU law enforcement authorities allowed the seizure of the leak sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. and Europe have seized the dark web sites used by NetWalker ransomware operators. The authorities also charged a Canadian national involved in the NetWalker ransomware operations. “The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2021
Ransomware attack hit WestRock IT and OT systems

Packaging giant WestRock disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. American corrugated packaging company WestRock announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems. WestRock did not share details about the security incident, it only confirmed that its […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2021
CAPCOM: 390,000 people impacted in the recent ransomware Attack

Capcom revealed that the recent ransomware attack has potentially impacted 390,000 people, an increase of approximately 40,000 people from the previous report. In November, Japanese game developer Capcom admitted to have suffered a cyberattack that is impacting business operations. The company has developed multiple multi-million-selling game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Darkstalkers, Resident Evil, Devil May […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2021
Bitdefender releases free decrypter for Darkside ransomware

Security firm Bitdefender released a tool that allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom. Good news for the victims of the Darkside ransomware, they could recover their files for free using a tool that was released by the security firm Bitdefender. The decrypter seems to work for all […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2021
Source code for malware that targets Qiui Cellmate device was leaked online

The source code for the ChastityLock ransomware that was used in attacks aimed at the users of the Qiui Cellmate adult toy is now publicly available. Recently a family of ransomware was observed targeting the users of the Bluetooth-controlled Qiui Cellmate chastity device.  Qiui Cellmate made the headlines in October when the researchers at Pen Test Partners […]