Egregor
How the Ransomware Gangs Stay One Step Ahead
Ransomware attacks increased dramatically in the first half of 2021. As reported by ITProPortal, the volume of global ransomware hit 304.7 million during that six-month period. That’s 0.1 million more ransomware attacks ...
Busted: Taking Down Ransomware Attackers
Ransomware has been big news this year. In March, the REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware gang infected Acer and demanded $50 million—the highest ransom demand from any ransomware group up to that point. That same ...
Egregor Ransomware Strikes Metro Vancouver’s TransLink
The Egregor ransomware gang struck TransLink, the authority responsible for managing Metro Vancouver’s transportation network. On December 1, TransLink announced that certain issues were affecting its phones, online services and payment systems ...
Egregor Ransomware Attack Hijacks Printers to Spit Out Ransom Notes
So, you’re a ransomware gang and you want to ensure that you have caught the attention of your latest corporate victim. You could simply drop your ransom note onto the desktop of ...
Maze Ransomware Gang to Shut Down Operations
Security researchers learned that the Maze digital crime gang is in the process of shutting down its ransomware operations. Bleeping Computer began hearing rumors of the shutdown in early September 2020. In ...
Egregor: Sekhmet’s Cousin
The year 2020 will be remembered none too fondly for several reasons. For much of the world, the global pandemic that resulted in many countries going into lockdowns resulting in massive disruptions ...
