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Spirals ransomware crew locked down an IT firm's network in under a day
A new group broke in through an exposed web server, disabled defences and encrypted files inside 24 hours, Symantec says.
Fake Emails Now Beat Software Flaws as the Number-One Way Ransomware Gets In
A Sophos survey of more than 2,000 organisations hit by ransomware finds that phishing and malicious emails now cause half of all attacks, while stolen passwords are defeating even multi-factor authentication at an alarming rate.
Europe's Cyber Threat Picture Looks Nothing Like America's. The Numbers Prove It.
Business email scams hit 81% of reported incidents in Germany and the Benelux region. Europe absorbs nearly half of all global denial-of-service attacks. A new wave of ransomware gangs is arriving. The regulatory rulebook is entirely different, too.
US Charges Three Russians for Running 'Bulletproof' Hosting That Powered Ransomware and Phishing Attacks on 42 American Organisations
A grand jury indictment unsealed this week names Aleksandr Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova as the operators behind two companies that rented out hidden, hard-to-shut-down internet infrastructure to criminals worldwide.
CISA sounds alarm on SharePoint Server flaws being used to break in right now
The US cyber agency says attackers are chaining three unpatched holes in self-hosted SharePoint to bypass logins, run code and stay hidden. Nearly 10,000 servers sit exposed online.
US charges three Russians behind 'bulletproof' hosting service used by LockBit and Play ransomware
Federal prosecutors say Media Land and ML.Cloud rented servers to ransomware crews that caused more than $62 million in damage across 21 US states.
Ransomware Gang Claims Bosch and Synopsys Hacks. Synopsys Says It Sees Nothing.
A criminal group called D1R says it stole sensitive data from two major companies and will publish it unless it gets paid. One of those companies is pushing back.
US sanctions a VPN, a malware disguiser, and the people behind them for helping ransomware gangs
Treasury targets 1VPNS and a Belarusian 'crypter' seller who together helped ransomware crews hit hospitals, banks and local governments.
US Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider Accused of Selling Cover to Ransomware Gangs
OFAC hits 1VPNS, its Ukrainian operator, and a malware cryptor seller, accusing them of helping ransomware crews attack American victims.
AI Agents Are Now Running Entire Cyberattacks, Start to Finish
Two separate investigations show that criminals are handing whole attack campaigns to artificial intelligence, cutting the time it takes to ransack a company from weeks to hours.
GigaWiper: The Malware That Destroys on Demand
A newly uncovered piece of malicious software lets criminals break into a system, wait quietly, then choose exactly how they want to erase everything. Microsoft researchers say it is unlike anything they have tracked before.
The Week Trusted Software Turned Hostile: ShareFile, Citrix Bleed 2, and AI Coding Attacks
Automated bug-hunting is cutting both ways, and old flaws are still landing hits because patches sat in a queue.
Ransomware group claims attack on Els for Autism Foundation
A criminal group called cmdorganization has listed the Florida-based autism charity on a dark-web extortion site. The foundation has not confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.
Ryuk ransomware suspect admits role in $15 million hacking spree
Karen Vardanyan pleaded guilty in a US court to breaking into company networks and helping unleash Ryuk ransomware, one of the most damaging extortion tools of 2019 and 2020.
Hackers Are Targeting the Companies Behind Your Hospital, Not Just the Hospital Itself
Attacks on healthcare businesses, the billing firms and IT vendors that keep hospitals running, surged 110% in a year. Experts say criminals have figured out that one breach can unlock hundreds of patients at once.