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Black Basta Ransomware May Have Exploited MS Windows Zero-Day Flaw

Threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware may have exploited a recently disclosed privilege escalation flaw in the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting S…

Windows

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CVE-2024-4577: A Swiftly Weaponized Vulnerability for Ransomware Distribution

Security researchers recently issued an update detailing how attackers are exploiting a PHP code execution vulnerability to spread TellYouThePass ransomware . …

PHP

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Ransomware Attacks Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities in Alarming Pattern

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure follow an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed, new findings show."Vi…

VMware

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Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat actor it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the client management tool Quick Assist …

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Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware.The attacks leverage CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS …

Linux

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TeamCity Flaw Leads to Surge in Ransomware, Cryptomining, and RAT Attacks

Multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to deploy ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, Cobalt …

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BianLian Threat Actors Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaws in Ransomware Attacks

The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only at…

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CISA Warning: Akira Ransomware Exploiting Cisco ASA/FTD Vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA…

Cisco

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LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In

Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler applic…

Citrix

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Hackers Could Exploit Google Workspace and Cloud Platform for Ransomware Attacks

A set of novel attack methods has been demonstrated against Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform that could be potentially leveraged by threat actors…

Google Cloud

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HelloKitty Ransomware Group Exploiting Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of suspected exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broke…

Apache

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Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft SQL Servers to Deploy FreeWorld Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers to deliver Cobalt Strike and a ransomware strain called FreeWorld.Cybersecurity firm…

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Citrix NetScaler Alert: Ransomware Hackers Exploiting Critical Vulnerability

Unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems exposed to the internet are being targeted by unknown threat actors in what's suspected to be a ransomware attack.Cybersecur…

Citrix

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Spacecolon Toolset Fuels Global Surge in Scarab Ransomware Attacks

A malicious toolset dubbedSpacecolonis being deployed as part of an ongoing campaign to spread variants of the Scarab ransomware across victim organizations gl…

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Bl00dy Ransomware Gang Strikes Education Sector with Critical PaperCut Vulnerability

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of attacks carried out by a threat actor known as theBl00dy Ransomware Gangthat attempt to exploit vul…

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New Ransomware Strain 'CACTUS' Exploits VPN Flaws to Infiltrate Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware strain called CACTUS that has been found to leverage known flaws in VPN appliances to obtain init…

VPN

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Microsoft Confirms PaperCut Servers Used to Deliver LockBit and Cl0p Ransomware

Microsoft has confirmed that theactive exploitation of PaperCut serversis linked to attacks that are designed to deliver Cl0p and LockBit ransomware families.T…

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Fortra Sheds Light on GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploit Used in Ransomware Attacks

Fortra, the company behind Cobalt Strike, shed light on a zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its GoAnywhere MFT tool that has come underacti…

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Urgent: Microsoft Issues Patches for 97 Flaws, Including Active Ransomware Exploit

It's the second Tuesday of the month, and Microsoft has released another set of security updates to fixa total of 97 flawsimpacting its software, one of which …

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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 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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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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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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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…

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