Tag: ransomware groups
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CSA: Virtual Patching: How to Protect VMware ESXi
Source URL: https://valicyber.com/resources/virtual-patching-how-to-protect-vmware-esxi-from-zero-day-exploits/ Source: CSA Title: Virtual Patching: How to Protect VMware ESXi Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses critical vulnerabilities in VMware’s hypervisors and the urgent need for innovative security measures such as virtual patching to protect against potential exploits. It highlights the limitations of conventional patching methods and…
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The Register: Ransomware crews add ‘EDR killers’ to their arsenal – and some aren’t even malware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/ransomware_crews_edr_killers/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware crews add ‘EDR killers’ to their arsenal – and some aren’t even malware Feedly Summary: Crims are disabling security tools early in attacks, Talos says interview Antivirus and endpoint security tools are falling short as ransomware crews increasingly deploy “EDR killers" to disable defenses early in the…
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The Register: Security shop pwns ransomware gang, passes insider info to authorities
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/security_shop_pwns_ransomware_gang/ Source: The Register Title: Security shop pwns ransomware gang, passes insider info to authorities Feedly Summary: Researchers say ‘proactive’ approach is needed to combat global cybercrime Here’s one you don’t see every day: A cybersecurity vendor is admitting to breaking into a notorious ransomware crew’s infrastructure and gathering data it relayed to…
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The Register: Infoseccers criticize Veeam over critical RCE vulnerability and a failing blacklist
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/infoseccers_criticize_veeam_over_critical/ Source: The Register Title: Infoseccers criticize Veeam over critical RCE vulnerability and a failing blacklist Feedly Summary: Palming off the blame using an ‘unknown’ best practice didn’t go down well either In patching the latest critical remote code execution (RCE) bug in Backup and Replication, software shop Veeam is attracting criticism from…
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The Register: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/infosec_news_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to Feedly Summary: PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware Infosec In Brief United States Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr has unveiled plans to form a…
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The Register: Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/medusa_ransomware_infects_300_critical/ Source: The Register Title: Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand Feedly Summary: Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the…
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The Register: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/commoditization_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware Feedly Summary: Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn’t working Interview There’s a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with GuidePoint Security, regularly gets called in to respond…
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The Register: Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/qilin_ransomware_credit/ Source: The Register Title: Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility Feedly Summary: List of attacks by ‘No regrets’ crew leaking highly sensitive data continues to grow Qilin – the “no regrets" ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on…