Tag: ransomware tactics

  • 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…

  • The Register: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/extortionists_ox_thief_legal_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up Feedly Summary: Don’t laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden…

  • Hacker News: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours

    Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/akira-ransomware-cracked-with-rtx-4090-new-exploit-to-brute-force-encryption-attack Source: Hacker News Title: Akira ransomware can be cracked with sixteen RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of a GPU-based brute-force method to decrypt files affected by the Akira ransomware attack represents a significant breakthrough in cybersecurity. This method enables…