Ransomware Losses in US Surge to $59.6 Million in 2023
Ransomware incidents in the US rose by 74% in 2023, with threat actors using multiple variants to pressure victims, including LockBit, ALPHV/BlackCat, Akira, Royal, and Black Basta.
Ransomware incidents in the US rose by 74% in 2023, with threat actors using multiple variants to pressure victims, including LockBit, ALPHV/BlackCat, Akira, Royal, and Black Basta.
Evasive Panda, a Chinese-speaking APT group, targets Tibetan Buddhism-promoting organizations and Tibetan language software developers in a cyber-espionage campaign using trojanized installers and supply-chain compromises.
US government sanctions Intellexa Consortium for developing Predator spyware used in human rights abuses and unauthorized surveillance.
A newly discovered malware campaign, known as Spinning YARN, is targeting servers running Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Atlassian Confluence, and Redis services with innovative Golang payloads and exploiting vulnerabilities for illicit cryptomining operations.
Zscaler’s ThreatLabz uncovers a sophisticated campaign targeting Android and Windows users with SpyNote RAT, NjRAT, and DCRat malware through counterfeit Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom websites.
The European Union has implemented measures to establish EU-wide cyber hubs to share information, detect and respond to cyber threats, and improve cybersecurity measures, including certification schemes for managed security services.