Lucian Constantin reports: WastedLocker is a ransomware program that started hitting businesses and other organizations in May 2020 and is known for its high ransom demands reaching millions of dollars per victim. It is the creation of a group of highly skilled cybercriminals that have been operating for over a decade despite being criminally indicted…
Category: Malware
Luxottica hacker attack returned
Marco A. De Felice reports: As reported by Ansa , the production and logistics plants of Agordo and Sedico were shut down yesterday morning due to an unspecified ” computer system failure”. After yesterday’s block of the second work shift, with employees invited (via SMS) not to come to the company, in the evening the company had decided…
Details of 540,000 sports referees taken in failed ransomware attack
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A company that provides software for sports leagues to manage referees and game officials has disclosed a security incident that impacted around 540,000 of its registered members — consisting of referees, league officials, and school representatives. ArbiterSports, the official software provider for the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and many other leagues,…
Leading U.S. laser developer IPG Photonics hit with ransomware
Lawrence Abrams reports: IPG Photonics, a leading U.S. developer of fiber lasers for cutting, welding, medical use, and laser weaponry has suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting their operations. I wasn’t going to even note this attack on this site, but then I read this: A partial ransom note seen by BleepingComputer also indicates…
Ransomware is evolving, but the key to preventing attacks remains the same
Danny Palmer reports: Ransomware attacks are getting more aggressive according to a senior figure at Europe’s law enforcement agency, but there are simple steps which organisations can follow to protect themselves – and their employees – from falling victim to attacks. […] However, Europol’s No More Ransom project is attempting to take the fight to cyber criminals…
Maze attackers adopt Ragnar Locker virtual machine technique
Andrew Brandt and Peter Mackenzie of Sophos report: While conducting an investigation into an attack in July in which the attackers repeatedly attempted to infect computers with Maze ransomware, analysts with Sophos’ Managed Threat Response (MTR) discovered that the attackers had adopted a technique pioneered by the threat actors behind Ragnar Locker earlier this year,…