The experts at the security company Bitdefender have released a universal decryption for victims of the MegaCortex family of ransomware. MegaCortex, which was first discovered in early 2019, posed such…
Six months ago, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) infiltrated the Hive ransomware gang and began “stealing back” the decryption keys of…
For the most part, this week has been relatively quiet in terms of ransomware attacks and research — that is, until the FBI announced the shutdown of the Hive ransomware…
Websites used by the Hive ransomware-as-a-service gang to extort ransoms and leak data stolen from corporate victims have been seized in a joint operation involving police around the world. Law…
26 January 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware The infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort involving 13 countries. “Law…
What do prisoners do with cell phones? Why might ransomware no longer generate as much revenue for cybercriminals? And how on earth did an airline leave the US government’s “No…
A threat actor tracked as DEV-0569 uses Google Ads in widespread, ongoing advertising campaigns to distribute malware, steal victims’ passwords, and ultimately breach networks for ransomware attacks. Over the past…