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Ransomware
AstraLocker 2.0 ransomware isn’t going to give you your files back
Through malice or carelessness, AstraLocker breaks the “circle of trust”. Reversing Labs reports that the latest verison of AstraLocker ransomware…
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Ransomware
Conti ransomware group’s pulse stops, but did it fake its own death?
The leak site essential to the operation of Conti ransomware has disappeared, but everything may not be as it appears.…
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Mobile
Google removes 16 malicious apps from play store found to be part of the Joker malware family
After removing six apps infected with the Joker malware earlier in Sep, Google has now removed 16 more apps from…
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Attacks
Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.…
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Attacks
U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
By: Ravie Lakshmanan A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon…
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Ransomware
ALPHV squeezes victim with dedicated leak site for employees and customers
ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, created a leak site on the regular web, betting it can squeeze money out of…
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Ransomware
BlackBasta is the latest ransomware to target ESXi virtual machines on Linux
BlackBasta, a newish ransomware group that is somehow linked to Conti, has a new Linux variant of its malware that…
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Attacks
Indian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan Tata Power Company Limited, India’s largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a…
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Attacks
North Korea’s Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs
By: Ravie Lakshmanan The infamous Lazarus Group has continued its pattern of leveraging unsolicited job opportunities to deploy malware targeting…
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Ransomware
Ransomware Task Force priorities see progress in first year
The Ransomware Task Force’s five priority recommendations, issued last year, have all seen encouraging progress from governments. This blog is…