Spend any time studying official cyberattack disclosures and two words that crop up with striking regularity are “sophisticated” and “targeted.” Every attack is said to be sophisticated just as every attack is either targeted or even highly targeted. These terms have been a common element in press releases and regulatory disclosures ever since cyberattack incidents […]
On Oct. 17, a triumphant message suddenly appeared on the official dark web leak page of the Trigona ransomware group. Later copied to X (formerly Twitter) by a group calling itself the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance, it read as follows: “Trigona is gone! The servers of the Trigona ransomware gang has been exfiltrated and wiped out.” […]
Readers of this blog won’t be surprised by the idea that there’s a lot of ransomware out and about these days. Exactly how much depends on which source is used as a reference point, but perhaps fretting about numbers and whether they’re increasing is to miss the point. What matters most is how we measure […]
In late September, the FBI sent a private industry notification warning organizations about a disturbing new dual ransomware attack trend: victims being hit by two or more ransomware strains in a single attack. This is ominous for at least three reasons. First, the FBI describes this as a trend—that is, something that’s more than an […]
On Sept. 25, 2023, an obscure cybercriminal group called RansomedVC made the startling claim that it had “successfully compromised all of Sony Systems.” The world sat up at what appeared to be yet another ransomware raid on a famous brand name. However, this one was a bit different from the usual playbook everyone is used […]
In a matter of weeks, a ransomware group with the unusual name “Scattered Spider” has become the hot threat group of the moment. Also known as “UNC3944,” “Scatter Swine,” and “Muddled Libra” (cybersecurity companies identify groups independently so, confusingly, they end up assigning them different names), this blog recently covered the group’s handiwork in the […]
