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Kaseya ransomware attackers say: “Pay $70 million and we’ll set everyone free”

05 Jul, 2021 decryptor, extortion, FBI, Law & order, Ransomware, revil, Security News 0 Comments

by Paul Ducklin It’s like the movie Independence Day, but with the malware part of the story back-to-front. In the 1996 Jeff Goldblum classic, the bespectacled, academic antihero finally quashes the alien invaders by connecting to their mothership with his Mac laptop and uploading a computer virus that even the . . . Read more

Pandemic, A Driving Force in 2021 Financial Crime

30 Nov, 2020 2021 predictions, Bitcoin, Breach, Cloud Security, Cyberattacks, DDoS, extortion, financial cybercrime, financially motivated, Kaspersky, magecart, Malware, Most Recent ThreatLists, Ransomware, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, Zero Day Exploits 0 Comments

Ransomware gangs with zero-days and more players overall will characterize financially motivated cyberattacks next year. Financial cybercrime in 2021 is set to evolve, researchers say, with extortion practices becoming more widespread, ransomware gangs consolidating and advanced exploits being used more effectively to target victims. That’s according to key predictions from . . . Read more

Ransomware Group Makes Splashy $20K Donation to Charities

20 Oct, 2020 Breach, Charity, Children international, cybercriminals, Dark Web, Darkside, Data, data breach, data leak, donation, extortion, Malware, Ransomware, robin hood, Security News, The Water Project, Web Security 0 Comments

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News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More

16 Oct, 2020 adobe patch, barnes and noble, cyberattack, DDoS, email threat, Encryption, end-to-end encryption, extortion, hack, Hacks, Malware, Microsoft, microsoft ping of death, patch tuesday, Podcasts, Security News, Threatpost podcast, zoom 0 Comments

The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter.

Travelex, Other Orgs Face DDoS Threats as Extortion Campaign Rages On

14 Oct, 2020 Armada Collective, Bitcoin, DDoS, Distributed Denial of Service, extortion, Fancy Bear, Hacks, Lazarus Group, ransom, Ransomware, Security News, travelex, Vulnerabilities, Web Security 0 Comments

The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter.