ransomware
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Hive Ransomware Upgrades to Rust for More Sophisticated Encryption Method
The operators of the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have overhauled their file-encrypting software to fully migrate to Rust and adopt…
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As New Clues Emerges, Experts Wonder: Is REvil Back?
Change is a part of life, and nothing stays the same for too long, even with hacking groups, which are…
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Researchers Share Techniques to Uncover Anonymized Ransomware Sites on Dark Web
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the various measures ransomware actors have taken to obscure their true identity online as well as…
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Amazon Quietly Patches ‘High Severity’ Vulnerability in Android Photos App
Amazon, in December 2021, patched a high severity vulnerability affecting its Photos app for Android that could have been exploited…
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Ex-Canadian Government Employee Pleads Guilty Over NetWalker Ransomware Attacks
A former Canadian government employee this week agreed to plead guilty in the U.S. to charges related to his involvement…
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of “Black Basta” Ransomware
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New…
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New ‘Quantum’ Builder Lets Attackers Easily Create Malicious Windows Shortcuts
A new malware tool that enables cybercriminal actors to build malicious Windows shortcut (.LNK) files has been spotted for sale…
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Hackers Exploit Mitel VoIP Zero-Day Bug to Deploy Ransomware
A suspected ransomware intrusion against an unnamed target leveraged a Mitel VoIP appliance as an entry point to achieve remote…
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State-Backed Hackers Using Ransomware as a Decoy for Cyber Espionage Attacks
A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) group is possibly deploying short-lived ransomware families as a decoy to cover up the…
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Critical PHP Vulnerability Exposes QNAP NAS Devices to Remote Attacks
QNAP, Taiwanese maker of network-attached storage (NAS) devices, on Wednesday said it’s in the process of fixing a critical three-year-old…
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