Double-Extortion
New Spirals ransomware encrypts victim network in under 24 hours
A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a corporate intrusion, from initial access to data theft and encryption, in less than 24 hours. The attack occurred in June and breached an IT services firm in South Asia after compromising an Internet Information Services (IIS) server exposed on the public web. Researchers at Symantec’s Threat Hunter […]
Blackfield ransomware asks Nidec Corporation for $2 million ransom
The Blackfield ransomware gang is asking for a $2 million ransom from Nidec Corporation, a large Japanese manufacturer of electronic components for automotive and computing applications. Nidec is a leader in producing motors of all sizes, from micro-precision ones used in phones and hard drives to heavy-duty motors for robotics, elevators, and large HVAC systems. […]
New Prinz Eugen ransomware prioritizes recent files for encryption
A new ransomware operation named ‘Prinz Eugen’ prioritizes recently modified files for encryption and leaves no ransom note on the system. An investigation from Threatdown, the former corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, found that the Prinz Eugen hackers have a hands-on-keyboard style and prefer to use legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software and living-off-the-land […]
Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackers
The attack on the Trellix source code repository disclosed last week has been claimed by the RansomHouse threat group, which leaked a small set of images as proof of the intrusion. Yesterday, the threat actor published on their data leak site screenshots indicating access to the cybersecurity company’s appliance management system. However, GeekFeed could not […]
Paint maker giant AkzoNobel confirms cyberattack on U.S. site
The multinational Dutch paint company AkzoNobel has confirmed to GeekFeed that hackers breached the network of one of its U.S. sites. Following a data leak from the Anubis ransomware gang, a company spokesperson said that the intrusion has been contained and that the impact is limited. “AkzoNobel has identified a security incident at one of […]
Askul confirms theft of 740k customer records in ransomware attack
Japanese e-commerce giant Askul Corporation has confirmed that RansomHouse hackers stole around 740,000 customer records in the ransomware attack it suffered in October. Askul is a large business-to-business and business-to-consumer office supplies and logistics e-commerce company owned by Yahoo! Japan Corporation. The ransomware incident in October caused an IT system failure, forcing the company to […]
Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice
The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, Kraken’s feature is a rare capability that uses temporary files to choose between full and partial data encryption. The Kraken ransomware emerged at the begining of the […]
Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers
The number of victims paying ransomware threat actors has reached a new low, with just 23% of the breached companies giving in to attackers’ demands. With some exceptions, the decline in payment resolution rates continues the trend that Coveware has observed for the past six years. In the first quarter of 2024, the payment percentage was […]
SafePay ransomware threatens to leak 3.5TB of Ingram Micro data
The SafePay ransomware gang is threatening to leak 3.5TB of data belonging to IT giant Ingram Micro, allegedly stolen from the company’s compromised systems earlier this month. Ingram Micro is one of the world’s largest business-to-business service providers and technology distributors, offering a wide range of solutions to resellers and managed service providers worldwide, including […]
Interlock ransomware claims DaVita attack, leaks stolen data
The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed the cyberattack on DaVita kidney dialysis firm and leaked data allegedly stolen from the organization. DaVita is a Fortune 500 kidney care provider with more than 2,600 U.S. dialysis centers, 76,000 employees in 12 countries, and an annual revenue exceeding $12.8 billion. The healthcare company disclosed to the U.S. […]