A new paper on Sodinokibi (REvil) ransomware operators by Advanced Intelligence begins: Just about one year ago, the makers of the infamous GandCrab ransomware announced their retirement, having reportedly earned an astonishing $2 billion since their entry into the ransomware market in January 2018. The vacuum was quickly filled, however. Forensic and malware evidence was…
Category: Malware
Ca: Four military schools in Canada suffer cyberattacks
Samantha Butler-Hassan reports: Kingston’s Royal Military College is one of four military training schools in Canada targeted in a mysterious cyber attack. Discovered on the morning of Friday, Jul. 3, 2020, the attack has temporarily disabled the University’s online network. “It looks like all their core systems got hit,” said David Skillicorn, a professor of…
Turkey: KVKK announces data breach suffered by Doctor’s office
From OneTrust DataGuidance: The Turkish data protection authority (‘KVKK’) announced, on 9 July 2020, a data breach suffered by Doctor Atadan Egemen Koyuncu. In particular, the KVKK highlighted that the data controller suffered a cyber attack on 5 July 2020 which affected the patient information system and that the violation was detected on the 6 July 2020. In…
Vancouver Coastal Health hit by cyberattack, but says ‘no evidence’ data stolen
Andrew Weichel reports: An investigation into a cyberattack at Vancouver Coastal Health turned up “no evidence” that data was stolen, according to officials. The health authority said malicious ransomware was discovered in data related to its Employee and Family Assistance Program on May 21, and that officials responded by bringing in external cybersecurity experts to…
“Keeper” Magecart Group Infects 570 Sites — Gemini Advisory Researchers
Yesterday, Gemini Advisory released a report on some of its research into what they are calling the “Keeper” Magecart Group. Their findings are simultaneously impressive and concerning. From their report, this summary of their key findings: Gemini discovered that the “Keeper” Magecart group, which consists of an interconnected network of 64 attacker domains and 73…
How Cyberinsurance Is Responding to Ransomware: An Interview with Ken Suh, Mark Singer, and Marcello Antonucci
Daniel Solove writes: Ransomware has long been a scourge, and it has been growing into a pandemic with no signs of slowing down. I recently had the opportunity to discuss ransomware with several experts at Beazley. Based in Chicago, Ken Suh is the focus group leader for cyber & tech claims at Beazley. Mark Singer is a cyber & tech claims…