This week on the podcast we cover VirusTotal's first ever global ransomware report which analyzes ransomware trends over the last year from the unique position of the world's largest malware intelligence platform. Before that though, we cover another APT group with a ridiculous name found exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Windows. … [Read more...]
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Breaking Alert: MSP Targeted Ransomware Attack (Kaseya Supply Chain Attack)
Managed Service Providers (MSPs), especially ones using Kaseya VSA, should read this and take action as soon as possible. High-level Summary: On Friday, July 2, some MSPs using the on-premises version of Kaseya VSA suffered ransomware attacks that trickled down to their customers. Kaseya says around 1500 companies (so far), many customers of MSPs, have been affected and the … [Read more...]
DC Police Alleged Victim of Double-Extortion Ransomware Attack
Another day, another breach. Although, this time, the victim is the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. and the breach was induced by double-extortion ransomware known as Babuk. The group behind the ransomware attack, the Babuk Ransomware Group, hosts a webpage of their leaks with their most recent addition being the DC Police. The original leak of information was … [Read more...]
Alleged Acer REvil Ransomware Infection Breaks Record with $50+ Million Demand
The REvil ransomware group has come to prominence recently by infecting networks around the world with ransomware and demanding large sums of money from their victims. The group commonly posts proof of their successful ransomware efforts on their blog, called Happy Blog, where one of their most recent victims, Acer, has appeared on the list. Acer has yet to confirm the … [Read more...]
Android Ransomware Evolution
This week on The 443, we cover research from Microsoft's security team on a new Android ransomware variant that gets around Google's latest protections. We also cover a UEFI malware loader discovered by Kaspersky and the US Department of Justice's actions against a popular video game console mod chip manufacturer. … [Read more...]