Los ataques de ransomware secuestran la función de Ayuda rápida de Windows

Se ha observado que los piratas informáticos combinan spam, estafas clásicas de soporte técnico de TI y la herramienta integrada de control remoto y uso compartido de pantalla de Windows, Quick Assist, para difundir Black Basta. Secuestro de datos alternativa. Informes de ambos microsoftLos investigadores de ciberseguridad Rapid7 explicaron cómo el ataque también es bastante … Read more

Se enviaron millones de correos electrónicos de phishing a través de bots para impulsar LockBit Ransomware

Los piratas informáticos vuelven a sacar LockBit Secuestro de datospero esta vez, algunos fueron descubiertos usando una plataforma de phishing antigua y ampliamente disponible llamada Phorpiex. Los investigadores de Proofpoint, que han estado monitoreando la campaña desde finales de abril de 2024, notaron que un afiliado no identificado de LockBit estaba utilizando el grupo de … Read more

Boeing says it refused to pay massive ransomware demand

Boeing has revealed it refused to pay a $200 million ransom demand from ransomware hackers who stole a tranche of sensitive data in 2023. The US Department of Justice recently unsealed an indictment against one Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, who is being accused of being the one to develop and maintain the dreaded LockBit ransomware, a … Read more

Developing countries are being used by hackers to try out new ransomware strains

IT security pros are not the only ones with sandboxes and honeypots to test malware in, as hackers are doing the same – in developing parts of the world. A report from Performanta says that many hackers would first try out new malware strains in developing countries, before targeting companies in the developed world. The … Read more

Ransomware attack hits top chipmaker Nexperia, huge hoard of data set to be leaked

Top chipmaker Nexperia suffered a ransomware attack last month which saw threat actors get away with a terabyte of sensitive corporate data.  “Nexperia has become aware that an unauthorized third party accessed certain Nexperia IT servers in March 2024,” the company said in a statement shared with BleepingComputer. “We promptly took action and disconnected the … Read more