Tag Archives: ransomware

Ransomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC police stall

reader comments 138 with 93 posters participating Share this story A ransomware gang that hacked the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in April posted personnel records on Tuesday that revealed highly sensitive details for almost two dozen officers, including the results of psychological assessments and polygraph tests; driver’s license images; fingerprints; social security… Read More: Ransomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC… »

Hackers who shut down pipeline: We don’t want to cause “problems for society”

Enlarge / Problems with Colonial Pipeline’s distribution system tend to lead to gasoline runs and price increases across the US Southeast and Eastern seaboard. In this September 2016 photo, a man prepared to refuel his vehicle after a Colonial leak in Alabama. reader comments 192 with 98 posters participating, including story author Share this story… Read More: Hackers who shut down pipeline: We don’t want to cause… »

Ransomware crooks threaten to ID informants if cops don’t pay up

Getty Images reader comments 15 with 12 posters participating Share this story Ransomware operators have delivered a stunning ultimatum to Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department: pay them $50 million or they’ll leak the identities of confidential informants to street gangs. Babuk, as the group calls itself, said on Monday that it had obtained 250GB of… Read More: Ransomware crooks threaten to ID informants if cops don’t pay… »

Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion

Aurich Lawson reader comments 53 with 46 posters participating Share this story On the day Apple was set to announce a slew of new products at its Spring Loaded event, a leak appeared from an unexpected quarter. The notorious ransomware gang REvil said they had stolen data and schematics from Apple supplier Quanta Computer about… Read More: Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion »

How a VPN vulnerability allowed ransomware to disrupt two manufacturing plants

Getty Images reader comments 15 with 13 posters participating Share this story Ransomware operators shut down two production facilities belonging to a European manufacturer after deploying a relatively new strain that encrypted servers that control manufacturer’s industrial processes, a researcher from Kaspersky Lab said on Wednesday. The ransomware known as Cring came to public attention… Read More: How a VPN vulnerability allowed ransomware to disrupt two manufacturing… »

Ransomware operators are piling on already hacked Exchange servers

(credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Microsoft Exchange servers compromised in a first round of attacks are getting infected for a second time by a ransomware gang that is trying to profit from a rash of exploits that caught organizations around the world flat-footed. The ransomware—known as Black Kingdom, DEMON, and DemonWare—is demanding $10,000 for… Read More: Ransomware operators are piling on already hacked Exchange servers »

Exchange servers first compromised by Chinese hackers hit with ransomware

Getty Images reader comments 22 with 20 posters participating, including story author Share this story Now organizations using Microsoft Exchange have a new security headache: never-before seen ransomware that’s being installed on servers that were already infected by state-sponsored hackers in China. Microsoft reported the new family of ransomware deployment late Thursday, saying that it… Read More: Exchange servers first compromised by Chinese hackers hit with ransomware »

Cyberpunk 2077 developer hit with ransomware attack

Enlarge / How would Johnny Silverhand deal with this ransomware threat? reader comments 102 with 68 posters participating, including story author Share this story Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red announced that it has “become the victim of a targeted cyberattack” that allegedly exposed the source code for many of its games. In a message… Read More: Cyberpunk 2077 developer hit with ransomware attack »

2020 had its share of memorable hacks and breaches. Here are the top 10

reader comments 15 with 14 posters participating Share this story 2020 was a tough year for a lot of reasons, not least of which were breaches and hacks that visited pain on end users, customers, and the organizations that were targeted. The ransomware menace dominated headlines, with an endless stream of compromises hitting schools, governments,… Read More: 2020 had its share of memorable hacks and breaches. Here… »

Advisories: “Brazen” Russian ransomware hackers target hundreds of US hospitals

Getty Images reader comments 51 with 42 posters participating Share this story Russian hackers are targeting hundreds of US hospitals and healthcare providers just as the coronavirus is making a comeback and the US presidential election is in its final stretch, officials from three government agencies and the private sector are warning. The hackers typically… Read More: Advisories: “Brazen” Russian ransomware hackers target hundreds of US hospitals »