The Monti ransomware collective has restarted their operations, focusing on institutions in the legal and governmental fields. Simultaneously, a new variant of Monti, based on the Linux platform, has surfaced, …
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On a bi-weekly basis, FortiGuard Labs gathers data on ransomware variants of interest that have been gaining traction within our datasets and across the OSINT community. The Ransomware Roundup report provides brief …
A ransomware victim called in the BlackBerry Incident Response (IR) team during this year’s 4th of July holiday weekend. We quickly realized we were investigating an attack by a previously …
Scattered Spider (aka UNC3944, Scatter Swine, Muddled Libra, Octo Tempest, Oktapus, StarFraud) is a lucrative intrusion set active since at least May 2022, primarily engaged in …
Research by: Marc Salinas Fernandez
Key Points Check Point Research (CPR) provides a case study of some of the most recent ransomware attacks targeting Linux systems and ESXi systems 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 …
Broadcom Software, tracks as Coreid (aka FIN7, Carbon Spider). Darkside was used in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May 2021. The extreme amount of public and law enforcement attention …
Ransomware is unique in the malware world, as it deliberately makes its presence known to the victim. But while the online extortionists behind these attacks need to announce their intentions …