Kraken ransomware moves laterally across networks using stolen credentials

Kraken ransomware measures system performance before deciding the scale of encryption damageShadow copies, Recycle Bin, and ...
Bleeping Computer

Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi

Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads. Also known as Mallox, ...
Mashable

Google's Bard AI chatbot is vulnerable to use by hackers. So is ChatGPT.

Bard, Google's entry in the chatbot race, is meant to compete with the AI juggernaut that is ChatGPT. But a report from earlier this week demonstrates that when it comes to security against ...

WordPress users beware - GootLoader strikes again, using font hack to spread malware

In the new campaign, Gootloader was most likely leveraged by a group known as Storm-0494, as well as its downstream operator, ...

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 ...
Wired

Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity ...
Nextgov

Ransomware group's evolving tactics pose growing threat

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a joint advisory Thursday warning that a ransomware gang is ...
CRN

Black Basta Ransomware Attack Brought Down Ascension IT Systems: Report

On Friday, the nonprofit group Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) issued an alert about the group, saying that Russia-linked Black Basta has ‘recently accelerated attacks against ...
Forbes

The Rise Of Ransomware As A Service (RaaS) And Implications For Business Security

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. All of these stories have one thing in common: They were all caused by ...
PC World

Windows includes built-in ransomware protection. Here’s how to turn it on

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage ...
Los Angeles Times

Devastating ransomware attack shuts down L.A. County courts. All courthouses to reopen Tuesday

The Los Angeles County Superior Court, the biggest trial court in the country, remained closed Monday as it sought to recover from a ransomware attack on its computer systems, officials said. The ...