NetWalker
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 ...
Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in 2020-2021
Ransomware Attacks Double and Evolve Year-on-year! Ransomware cases crossed over 20% around the world in the first half ofContinue reading The post Top 5 Ransomware Attacks to Watch Out for in ...
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 ...
University of California San Francisco Pays $1 Million to Ransomware Operators after June 1 Attack
NetWalker ransomware operators have persuaded the University of California San Francisco to pay over $1 million in an extortion scheme using data-encrypting malware. The attack, UCSF officials say, didn’t even target the ...
NetWalker Ransomware – What You Need to Know
What is NetWalker? NetWalker (also known as Mailto) is the name given to a sophisticated family of Windows ransomware that has targeted corporate computer networks, encrypting the files it finds, and demanding ...
