Tag: Ransomware

Halcyon has raised $50m in Series A funding to develop an AI-driven cyber resilience platform designed to tackle ransomware and data-extortion attacks.

The malware is confirmed to exploit privilege escalation vulnerabilities, which are believed to be due to the high privileges required by Trigona.

The Play ransomware group has developed two custom tools in .NET, Grixba and VSS Copying Tool, to enhance the efficiency of its attacks.

March 2023 was the most active month for cyber attacks in recent years, according to a report by cybersecurity firm NCC Group.

The now-defunct Conti ransomware gang has been found to have collaborated with a threat actor likely affiliated with the FIN7 cybercrime group.

The Vice Society ransomware group has been found to be using a custom-built PowerShell script to automate the exfiltration of data from compromised networks.

St. Marys, a small community in Canada, fell victim to a ransomware attack, which cost just over $1.3 million, according to a report released by the Mayor.

The U.S. State Department is in discussions with Congress to establish official channels for assisting foreign countries in preventing from cyberattacks.

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team has identified the MuddyWater APT group (also known as MERCURY) as responsible for a series of destructive attacks.

The site, which operated on both the dark and regular web, provided a range of criminal services including stolen credentials and tools for weaponizing data.