Tag: ransom demands
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The Register: Baguette bandits strike again with ransomware and a side of mockery
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/baguettes_bandits_strike_again/ Source: The Register Title: Baguette bandits strike again with ransomware and a side of mockery Feedly Summary: Big-game hunting to the extreme Hellcat, the ransomware crew that infected Schneider Electric and demanded $125,000 in baguettes, has aggressively targeted government, education, energy, and other critical industries since it emerged around mid-2024.… AI Summary…
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The Register: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/who_is_ddosing_you_competitors/ Source: The Register Title: Who is DDoSing you? Rivals, probably, or cheesed-off users Feedly Summary: Plus: ‘Largest-ever’ duff traffic tsunami clocks in at 5.6 Tbps In addition to Chinese spies invading organizations’ networks and ransomware crews locking up sensitive files, botnets blasting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks can still cause a…
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The Register: RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/30/bologna_fc_ransomhub/ Source: The Register Title: RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC Feedly Summary: Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group’s dark web postings.… AI Summary and…
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Krebs on Security: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/hacker-in-snowflake-extortions-may-be-a-u-s-soldier/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier Feedly Summary: Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains…
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The Register: Supply chain management vendor Blue Yonder succumbs to ransomware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/26/blue_yonder_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Supply chain management vendor Blue Yonder succumbs to ransomware Feedly Summary: And it looks like major UK retailers that rely on it are feeling the pinch US-based supply chain SaaS vendor Blue Yonder has revealed a service disruption caused by ransomware, and its customers are reportedly struggling to…