Microsoft Discloses Methods Employed by 4 Ransomware Families Aiming at macOS

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KeRanger, FileCoder, MacRansom, and EvilQuest are four separate ransomware families that have been identified by Microsoft as having an effect

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Ransomware Attack Halts Operations at Canadian Mining Mill

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Following a ransomware attack, Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC) last week shut down its plant. The company, which is

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Vice Society Expands Its Armory with Custom-Branded Payload PolyVice

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Vice Society ransomware gang, which targeted dozens of educational institutions only this year, is now using a new custom-branded ransomware payload in its

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IT infrastructure at Queensland University of Technology shut down following a Ransomware attack

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A cyber attack at Queensland’s second-largest university has caused campus printers to spit out ransomware notes in bulk. The Queensland

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RanHassan Ransomware Decryptor Now Available

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A new decryptor for the RanHassan ransomware is now available for download. First isolated in May 2022, this family of

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Unofficial fix emerges for Windows bug abused to infect home PCs with ransomware

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A cybersecurity firm has issued another unofficial patch to squash a bug in Windows that Microsoft has yet to fix,

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Ransomware Attack Announced by Australian Clinical Labs after Nine Months

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Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) disclosed on October 27, 2022, a data breach in its Medlab Pathology division. The attack took

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NHS vendor Advanced won’t say if patient data was stolen during ransomware attack

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I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

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The hackers used “legitimate” credentials to breach the vendor’s network Advanced, an IT service provider for the U.K.’s National Health Service

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Avast releases a free decryptor for some Hades ransomware variants

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Hello! I'm Steve, an independent security researcher, and analyst from Scotland, UK.

I've had an avid interest in Computers, Technology and Security since my early teens. 20 years on, and, it's a whole lot more complicated...

I've assisted Governments, Individuals and Organizations throughout the world. Including; US DOJ, NHS UK, GOV UK.

I'll often reblog infosec-related articles that I find interesting. On the RiSec website, You'll also find a variety of write-ups, tutorials and much more!
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Avast has released a decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware known as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ which

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NetWalker ransomware scumbag jailed for 20 years

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And note to his crime pals – he said he would sing like a canary An ex-Canadian government worker who

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