Despite first appearing earlier this year, RansomHub is already considered one of the most prolific ransomware groups in existence. It operates a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, meaning that a central core of the group creates and maintains the ransomware code and infrastructure, and rents it out to other cybercriminals who act as affiliates.

Over the last five to ten years cybersecurity has become a boardroom subject in the majority of enterprises. This would have never happened without ransomware. Ransomware has been the best board-level awareness tool ever.

Ransomware is more prolific and expensive than ever. Depending on the source you read, the average or median ransomware payment was at least several hundred thousand dollars to well over several million in 2023. Marsh, a leader in cybersecurity insurance, wrote that its customers paid an average of $6.5 million in ransom in 2023 (after just paying an average of $1.4 million in 2023).

The Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) continued observation of the SSH-Snake threat actor we first identified in February 2024. New discoveries showed that the threat actor behind the initial attack expanded its operations greatly, justifying an identifier to further track and report on the actor and campaigns: CRYSTALRAY. This actor previously leveraged the SSH-Snake open source software (OSS) penetration testing tool during a campaign exploiting Confluence vulnerabilities.

Russian state-sponsored media organization RT has been using AI-powered software to generate realistic social media personas and spread disinformation for the past two years. This sophisticated tool, known as Meliorator, has been employed to target multiple countries, including the US, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, and Israel. Meliorator's Capabilities.

Data is among the most valuable assets for companies, making it a prime target for malicious actors. Ransomware attacks that seize data and demand a price for its return have become a significant concern for businesses and individuals. According to the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, about one-third of all breaches involved ransomware or another extortion technique. Here’s everything you need to know about ransomware and how to prevent a successful attack.

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, ransomware remains a formidable adversary. Among the recent additions to this domain is Prince Ransomware, a sophisticated piece of malware written from scratch in Go. This blog will provide an in-depth look at Prince Ransomware, its unique encryption mechanisms, the process of building and deploying it, and the ethical considerations surrounding its release as an open-source project. What is Prince Ransomware?

The digital landscape is wild--and getting wilder. Research from Rubrik Zero Labs shows that cyber attacks are on the rise, with 94% of organizations reporting a significant attack in the last year. And the attacks are effectively disrupting business, with 62% of those reporting an attack revealing that their systems were compromised. So security teams need to use all of the tools in their toolkits to protect the enterprise.

RedTail is a sophisticated malware designed for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining with a focus on Monero. It was first identified in January 2024, but it has been circulating since at least December 2023. Its latest iterations show improvements in evasion and persistence mechanisms, underscoring the significant expertise and resources driving its development.

I recently read a story about a South Korean telecom company that pushed out malware to over 600,000 of its customers who were using torrents to share files, in a bid to limit their file-sharing capabilities. Users reported that their files went missing, random folders appeared, and in some cases, their PCs were disabled.