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The many lives of BlackCat ransomware

June 13, 2022 admin cybersecurity, human-operated ransomware, Microsoft security intelligence, ransomware, Ransomware as a Service

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The use of an unconventional programming language, multiple target devices and possible entry points, and affiliation with prolific threat activity groups have made the BlackCat ransomware a prevalent threat and a prime example of the growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gig economy.

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Robin Hood Ransomware ‘GOODWILL’ Forces Victim for Charity

June 13, 2022 admin #ransomwareprevention, Cyber crime, cybersecurity, goodwill, hacking, ransomware, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Tejaswini Sandapolla| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:06:21 +0000

Goodwill Ransomware, identified by CloudSEK researchers in March 2022, is known to promote social justice on the internet….

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A week in security (June 6 – June 12)

June 13, 2022 admin 4Chan, a week in security, apple passkeys, asyncrat, b&q father's day contest 2022, blackbasta, blog recap, cloud data breach, Decryption Tool, dridex, emotet, esxi, Facebook, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, linux, Linux Malware, makemoney, malvertising, meeting owl, microsoft, phishing, prometheus, prometheus ransomware, ransomware, ransomware task force, ssndob, trickbot, Ukraine, Virtual Machines, VM, WhatsApp, whiteboard owl, windows autopatch

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:29:57 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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BlackBasta is the latest ransomware to target ESXi virtual machines on Linux

June 9, 2022 admin blackbasta, chacha20, hypervisor, linux ransomware, ransomware, ransomware targeting esxi, virtual machine, VMware, vmware esxi

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:50:41 +0000

BlackBasta, a newish ransomware group that is somehow linked to Conti, has a new Linux variant of its malware that targets VMware ESXi virtual machines.

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