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IcedID Malware Shifts Focus from Banking Fraud to Ransomware Delivery

Multiple threat actors have been observed using two new variants of theIcedID malwarein the wild with more limited functionality that removes functionality rel…

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New Variant of the IceFire Ransomware Targets Linux Enterprise Systems

A novel Linux version of the IceFire ransomware that exploits a vulnerability in IBM's Aspera Faspex file-sharing software has been identified by SentinelLabs,…

Linux

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IceFire Ransomware Portends a Broader Shift From Windows to Linux

IceFire has changed up its OS target in recent cyberattacks, emblematic of ransomware actors increasingly targeting Linux enterprise networks, despite the extr…

Linux Windows

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IceFire Ransomware Exploits IBM Aspera Faspex to Attack Linux-Powered Enterprise Networks

A previously known Windows-based ransomware strain known as IceFire has expanded its focus to target Linux enterprise networks belonging to several media and e…

Linux Windows

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IceFire Ransomware Now Encrypts Both Linux and Windows Systems

Threat actors linked to the IceFire ransomware operation now actively target Linux systems worldwide with a new dedicated encryptor. SentinelLabs security rese…

Linux Windows

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Core Members of DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Targeted in Germany and Ukraine

Law enforcement authorities from Germany and Ukraine have targeted suspected core members of a cybercrime group that has been behind large-scale attacks using …

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New EX-22 Tool Empowers Hackers with Stealthy Ransomware Attacks on Enterprises

A new post-exploitation framework called EXFILTRATOR-22 (aka EX-22) has emerged in the wild with the goal of deploying ransomware within enterprise networks wh…

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ESXiArgs Ransomware Hits Over 500 New Targets in European Countries

More than 500 hosts have been newly compromised en masse by the ESXiArgs ransomware strain, most of which are located in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the …

VMware

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Financially Motivated Threat Actor Strikes with New Ransomware and Clipper Malware

A new financially motivated campaign that commenced in December 2022 has seen the unidentified threat actor behind it deploying a novel ransomware strain dubbe…

Cisco

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Thousands of VMware Servers Impacted by Ransomware Attack in Largest Incident Not Involving Windows

Warnings of a major globe-spanning ransomware attack began circulating on social media in early February, but at first there were few details save for reports …

Windows VMware

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New ESXiArgs Ransomware Variant Emerges After CISA Releases Decryptor Tool

After the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a decryptor for affected victims to recover fromESXiArgs ransomware attacks, th…

VMware

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North Korean Hackers Targeting Healthcare with Ransomware to Fund its Operations

State-backed hackers from North Korea are conducting ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund illicit activities, U…

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Warning Issued Over Ransomware Attacks Targeting VMware ESXi Servers Globally

Businesses have been urged to patch the two-year-old vulnerability amidst heightened ransomware threats. "The group has accelerated operations in recent months…

Linux VMware

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Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware

A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for attempting to conceal the source of funds obtained in co…

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Clop Ransomware Flaw Allowed Linux Victims to Recover Files for Months

The Clop ransomware gang is now also using a malware variant that explicitly targets Linux servers, but a flaw in the encryption scheme has allowed victims to …

Linux

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Linux Variant of Clop Ransomware Spotted, But Uses Faulty Encryption Algorithm

The first-ever Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been detected in the wild, but with a faulty encryption algorithm that has made it possible to reverse …

Linux

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VMware Finds No Evidence of 0-Day in Ongoing ESXiArgs Ransomware Spree

VMware on Monday said it found no evidence that threat actors are leveraging an unknown security flaw, i.e., a zero-day, in its software as part of anongoing r…

VMware

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New Wave of Ransomware Attacks Exploiting VMware Bug to Target ESXi Servers

VMware ESXi hypervisors are the target of a new wave of attacks designed to deploy ransomware on compromised systems."These attack campaigns appear to exploit …

VMware

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Hive Ransomware Infrastructure Seized in Joint International Law Enforcement Effort

In what's a case of hacking the hackers, the darknet infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part o…

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GhostSecs Claimed ICS Ransomware Attack Questioned

SecurityWeek reports that pro-Ukraine hacktivist group GhostSec is having its claims of launching the first-ever ransomware attack against an industrial contro…

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Microsoft Reveals Tactics Used by 4 Ransomware Families Targeting macOS

Microsoft has shed light on four different ransomware families –KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest – that are known to impact Apple macOS systems."W…

Apple

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Rackspace Confirms Play Ransomware Gang Responsible for Recent Breach

Cloud services provider Rackspace on Thursday confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Play was responsible for last month's breach.The security incident, w…

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Ransomware Hackers Using New Way to Bypass MS Exchange ProxyNotShell Mitigations

Threat actors affiliated with a ransomware strain known as Play are leveraging a never-before-seen exploit chain that bypasses blocking rules for ProxyNotShell…

Microsoft 365 Exchange

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Cybersecurity Experts Uncover Inner Workings of Destructive Azov Ransomware

Cybersecurity researchers have published the inner workings of a new wiper calledAzov Ransomwarethat's deliberately designed to corrupt data and "inflict impec…