Co-authored by Martin Lee, Talos Outreach manager, EMEA. Threat Protection is a new blog series as part of a collaboration between Talos and Cisco Security, combining Talos’ knowledge of the threat landscape and the Cisco Security portfolio. In it, we will highlight particular threats and showcase how Cisco Security’s multi-layered approach can prevent them from affecting your … [Read more...] about Threat protection: The WastedLocker ransomware
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Smartwatch Maker Garmin Shuts Down Services After Ransomware Attack
Garmin, the maker of fitness trackers, smartwatches and GPS-based wearable devices, is currently dealing with a massive worldwide service interruption after getting hit by a targeted ransomware attack, an employee of the company told The Hacker News on condition of anonymity.The company's website and the Twitter account say, "We are currently experiencing an outage that affects … [Read more...] about Smartwatch Maker Garmin Shuts Down Services After Ransomware Attack
A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
Cybersecurity researchers this week discovered a new type of ransomware targeting macOS users that spreads via pirated apps.According to several independent reports from K7 Lab malware researcher Dinesh Devadoss, Patrick Wardle, and Malwarebytes, the ransomware variant — dubbed "EvilQuest" — is packaged along with legitimate apps, which upon installation, disguises itself as … [Read more...] about A New Ransomware Targeting Apple macOS Users Through Pirated Apps
A decrytption utility for Shade ransomware is now available
Remember Shade ransomware? We’re writing this post because it’s not a threat anymore, and you can get your files back, even those encrypted by the latest versions of Shade. Let’s talk about how that happened. What is Shade ransomware? Shade, also known as Troldesh, is a nasty cryptor that began spreading back in 2015. It encrypted office documents, pictures, and archives (as … [Read more...] about A decrytption utility for Shade ransomware is now available
Free protection and decryptors for ransomware
Ransomware never seems to go out of style, and lately we’ve seen a lot of requests to help people in their fight against it. That’s why we’ve assembled this post with everything you need to know about how to protect yourself from ransomware, how to mitigate any damage it’s already done, and the options you have to do so. What is ransomware? But first, let’s talk about basics. … [Read more...] about Free protection and decryptors for ransomware
C2 With It All: From Ransomware To Carding
Threat Research Cisco Talos recently discovered a new server hosting a large stockpile of malicious files. Our analysis of these files shows that these attackers were able to obtain a deep level of access to victims’ infrastructure — all of which allowed us to identify several targets of these attacks, including one American manufacturing … [Read more...] about C2 With It All: From Ransomware To Carding
Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Watch out Windows users!The cybercriminal group behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks has been found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting a little-known component that comes bundled with Apple's iTunes and iCloud software for Windows to evade antivirus detection.The vulnerable component in question is the Bonjour updater, a zero-configuration implementation … [Read more...] about Apple iTunes and iCloud for Windows 0-Day Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware Increases the Back-to-School Blues
As students all over the United States donned their backpacks and packed their lunches to go back to school this year, the all-to-familiar impact of ransomware created confusion and disarray for school districts. In June, reports of WIZARD SPIDER targeting school districts with Ryuk ransomware began to emerge; victims of Ryuk receive ransom demands ranging from hundreds of … [Read more...] about Ransomware Increases the Back-to-School Blues
Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection
THIS WEEK IN THE IRONIC NEWS:DDS Safe, an online cloud-based data backup system that hundreds of dental practice offices across the United States are using to safeguard medical records and other information of their patients from ransomware attacks has been hit with ransomware.Provided by two Wisconsin-based companies, Digital Dental Record and PerCSoft, the backend system of … [Read more...] about Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection
Syrk ransomware pretending to be a Fortnite cheat pack
Cybercriminals try to capitalize on anything enjoying public favor, including popular games. Malware often pretends to be a pirated copy or mobile version of a game, especially if the latter has not been officially released. Recently, a ransomware encryptor called Syrk emerged. Passed off as a cheat pack for Fortnite — a game that has built a 250-million-strong user base in two … [Read more...] about Syrk ransomware pretending to be a Fortnite cheat pack