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On April 18, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory …
Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These …
The Sophos MDR Threat Intelligence team previously published the blog Akira Ransomware is “bringin’ 1988 back” in May 2023, roughly two months after the group is reported to have begun …
The crimeware landscape is diverse. Cybercriminals try to capitalize on their victims in every possible way by distributing various types of malware designed for different platforms. In recent months, …
By Max Kersten · November 29, 2023 This blog was also written by Alexandre Mundo
First discovered in early 2023, Akira ransomware seemed to be just another ransomware family that …
Published On : 2023-10-20
Executive SummaryAt Cyfirma, we are committed to providing up-to-date information on the most prevalent threats and tactics used by malicious actors to target both organizations …
Published by Digital Forensics and Incident Response on 15 September 2023
The CyberCX DFIR team has been engaged to assist in multiple investigations related to the Akira ransomware group, which …
The evolution of the ransomware landscape has seen a shift from the more traditional approach involving Windows payloads to ones targeting other platforms, most notably Linux. In this shift, ransomware operators …
The proliferation of Ransomware-as-a-Service (Raas) and the widespread availability of leaked source code from prominent ransomware strains have elevated ransomware attacks to a significant concern for individuals and organizations alike. …
Researchers for Avast have developed a decryptor for the Akira ransomware and released it for public download. The Akira ransomware appeared in March 2023 and since then, the gang claims …
Ransomware poses a significant risk to cybersecurity and remains a highly successful form of cybercrime that presents serious challenges for organizations. It …
Ransomware is a grave cybersecurity threat and is currently one of the most effective cybercrimes causing organizational problems. It has proven …
This blog is part of my Tracking Adversaries blog series, whereby I perform a summary analysis of a particular adversary that has caught my attention and made me feel like …
XLab’s CTIA(Cyber Threat Insight Analysis) System continuously tracks and monitors the active mainstream DDoS botnets. Recently, our system has observed that CatDDoS-related gangs remain active and have exploited over 80 …
Here are the key insights from the Halcyon Threat Research and Intelligence Team findings for March 2024. The evolving ransomware landscape continues to reveal intriguing trends when analyzed comprehensively.
Ransomware…This blog entry discusses the Agenda ransomware group’s use of its latest Rust variant to propagate to VMWare vCenter and ESXi servers.
Since its discovery in 2022, the Agenda …
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Executive SummaryThe ransomware landscape experienced significant transformations and challenges in 2023. The year saw a 49% increase in victims reported by …
In this blog, we detail our investigation of the Kasseika ransomware and the indicators we found suggesting that the actors behind it have acquired access to the source code of …
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is a cybercrime business model where operators maintain software, websites, infrastructure, and other features needed to conduct ransomware attacks. Affiliates of the RaaS …
By Securonix Threat Research: D.Iuzvyk, T.Peck, O.Kolesnikov
tl;drThreat actors working as part of DB#JAMMER attack campaigns are compromising exposed MSSQL databases using brute force attacks and appear to be …
Threat hunting encompasses a range of techniques and approaches aimed at discovering anomalies, threats, and risks associated with attacker activities. In the early days, log review by diligent system administrators …
The deployment of file-encrypting ransomware by organized cybercriminal gangs is one of the largest cybersecurity risks facing organizations. A network breach that culminates with a ransomware infection often starts with …
Last updated at Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:02:21 GMT
Tyler Starks, Christiaan Beek, Robert Knapp, Zach Dayton, and Caitlin Condon contributed to this blog.
Rapid7’s managed detection and response (MDR) …