Kristina Beeks reports: MathWorks, a mathematical computing software company headquartered in Natick, Mass., disclosed a ransomware attack in an update to its website on Monday. MathWorks is known for creating the MATLAB computing platform and the Simulink simulation, which is used by thousands of organizations and customers. “The attack affected our IT systems. Some of…
Category: Malware
Iranian Man Pleaded Guilty to Role in Robbinhood Ransomware
From the U.S. Department of Justice: An Iranian national pleaded guilty today to participating in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. According to court documents and statements made in court, Sina Gholinejad, 37, and his co-conspirators compromised the computer networks of cities, corporations, health care organizations, and other entities around the United…
Operation ENDGAME strikes again: the ransomware kill chain broken at its source
From Europol: Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major disruption after law enforcement and judicial authorities, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled key infrastructure behind the malware used to launch ransomware attacks. From 19 to 22 May, authorities took down some 300 servers worldwide, neutralised 650 domains, and issued international arrest warrants against 20…
VanHelsing ransomware builder leaked on hacking forum
Lawrence Abrams reports: The VanHelsing ransomware-as-a-service operation published the source code for its affiliate panel, data leak blog, and Windows encryptor builder after an old developer tried to sell it on the RAMP cybercrime forum. […] As first reported by Emanuele De Lucia, the VanHelsing operators decided to beat the seller to punch, releasing the source code…
Disrupting Lumma Stealer: Microsoft leads global action against favored cybercrime tool
Steven Masada, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, writes: Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and international partners are disrupting the leading tool used to indiscriminately steal sensitive personal and organizational information to facilitate cybercrime. On Tuesday, May 13, Microsoft’s DCU filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer (“Lumma”), which is the favored info-stealing malware used by…
Supplier to major UK supermarkets Aldi, Tesco & Sainsbury’s hit by cyber attack with ransom demand
Owen Scott reports that Peter Green Chilled, a transport service to some of Britain’s supermarkets, has been the victim of a cyberattack with a ransom demand. Peter Green Chilled has said that it is issuing “regular updates” to clients while the attack continues. The company’s clients include major supermarkets such as Tesco, Aldi, and Sainsbury’s. Now,…