NetWalker
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 ...
Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in 2021
Ransomware Attacks Double and Evolve Year-on-year! Security researchers have uncovered that year-on-year ransomware attacks are doubling in number. According to a report from The post Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out ...
Average ransomware payouts shoot up 171% to over $300,000
Organisations hit by ransomware attacks are finding themselves paying out more than ever before, according to a new report from Palo Alto Networks. The Unit 42 threat intelligence team at Palo Alto ...
Health Care Remains a Prime Target for Ransomware Attacks
It’s easy to be distracted by the flood of other distressing news each day, but the FBI, CISA and HHS recently urged the health care industry to stay on high alert for ...
Arrest, Seizures Tied to Netwalker Ransomware
U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. In connection with the seizure, a Canadian national ...
Pakistani Electric Supply Company Struck by Netwalker Ransomware
An electric supply company based in Karachi, Pakistan suffered a Netwalker ransomware infection that disrupted its billing and online services. Bleeping Computer learned of the attack through Ransom Leaks, a ransomware researcher ...
Ransomware Attack Halts Border Crossing for Four Hours in Argentina
In a rare occurrence, ransomware operators have managed to halt border crossing into and out of Argentina for four hours after infecting the National Direction of Migration with data-crippling malware. Government officials ...
FBI Releases Flash Alert on Netwalker Ransomware
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released a flash alert in which it warned organizations about the dangers of Netwalker ransomware. On July 28, the FBI revealed in Flash Alert MI-000130-MW that ...
Ransomware Characteristics and Attack Chains – What you Need to Know about Recent Campaigns
Ransomware has been around for decades going back all the way to 1989. Since then it has only magnified in scope and complexity. Now at a time when working remotely is becoming ...
BBC Publishes Screenshots Allegedly Depicting Ransomware Negotiations Between NetWalker and UCSF
The BBC claims to have obtained proof of ransom negotiations between the NetWalker gang and the University of California San Francisco almost a week after the college publicly reported on the costly ...
