Infosec exec sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, says DoJ

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Infosecurity Magazine

Why Ransomware Remains One of Cybersecurity’s Most Persistent and Costly Threats

Ten years ago, ransom demands cost under $1000. Now ransomware attacks cost millions and are more disruptive than ever.
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Akira Ransomware Targets SonicWall VPNs with Zero-Day Exploit

In a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the proliferation of ransomware continues to pose significant challenges to organizations worldwide. Recently, a new strain known as Akira Ransomware has ...
Homeland Security Today

Exploit Kits: The Silent Web Threat Affecting Billions

When we talk to people whose computers have been infected, they often ask how it happened. In a growing number of cases, they have been doing nothing more than reading a news website or browsing for ...
Bleeping Computer

Ransomware gangs exploit Paragon Partition Manager bug in BYOVD attacks

Microsoft had discovered five Paragon Partition Manager BioNTdrv.sys driver flaws, with one used by ransomware gangs in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges in Windows. The vulnerable drivers ...
Bleeping Computer

Cybercriminals exploit AI hype to spread ransomware, malware

Threat actors linked to lesser-known ransomware and malware projects now use AI tools as lures to infect unsuspecting victims with malicious payloads. This development follows a trend that has been ...
SecurityWeek

Ransomware Groups May Pivot Back to Encryption as Data Theft Tactics Falter

Ransomware groups are back at encrypting victim data for extortion, in addition to exfiltrating it, increasing chances of ...
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Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes

Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion campaigns - including ...
Forbes

Ongoing Ransomware Attacks Exploit Linux Vulnerability, CISA Warns

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Admit it: the first thing you think of when ransomware is ...
Finextra

Hackers Exploit Third-Party SonicWall SSL VPNs to Deploy Sinobi Ransomware

Cyber attackers are using managed service providers to get into corporate networks through SonicWall SSL VPN devices.eSentire researchers have reported that hackers recently used stolen login info ...
Dark Reading

Medusa Ransomware Actors Exploit Critical Fortra GoAnywhere Flaw

Threat actors armed with Medusa ransomware are actively exploiting a maximum-severity security vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT) product, sparking more questions about ...
Benzinga.com

Microsoft Adds Paragon Partition Manager Driver To Blocklist As Ransomware Hackers Exploit Windows-Signed Driver For Attacks

Ransomware operators have found a way to exploit a Microsoft Windows-signed driver from Paragon Partition Manager, posing a threat to system security. This allows attackers to deploy the driver with ...