A new family of ransomware called Diavol has been discovered and could be linked to a criminal group known as Wizard Spider, according to PSIRT research and a report published in the Security Research Journal. REFERENCE:...
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Bash Ransomware DarkRadiation Targets Red Hat- and Debian-based Linux Distributions
A recently discovered Bash ransomware piqued our interest in multiple ways. Upon investigating, Trend Micro found that the attack chain is fully implemented as a bash script, but it also seems that the scripts are still under development....
Gootloader: Initial Access as a Service Platform Expands Its Search for High Value Targets
The ongoing Gootloader campaign expands its scope to highly sensitive assets worldwide including financial, military, automotive, pharmaceutical and energy sectors, operating on an Initial Access as a Service model. REFERENCES:...
UNC2465, DARKSIDE Affiliate’s, Supply Chain Software Compromise
Mandiant observed DARKSIDE affiliate UNC2465 accessing at least one victim through a Trojanized software installer downloaded from a legitimate website. While this victim organization detected the intrusion, engaged Mandiant for incident...
When Should You Pay the Ransom?
With the increase in reported ransomware attacks in the news lately, from major corporations, to city governments to school districts, the question has been raised to me from several clients, when should we pay the ransom? Our simple...
IdealMSP Partners with Bitdefender
We are pleased to announce that Ideal Technologies, Inc. has today, 17 May 2019, partnered with Bitdefender. This partnership will give us the ability to provide unparalleled endpoint security to our managed services clients through the...