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Black Basta Uses Qakbot, Brute Ratel in Ransomware Attacks

Researchers said the attack kill chain is the first time they observed Brute Ratel being used as a second-stage payload via a Qakbot infection.

Ransomware

Attackers Deploying Noberus Ransomware Update Tactics

The Noberus ransomware (also known as BlackCat and ALPHV) has received a major update, and affiliates deploying it have also evolved their tactics.

Ransomware

Iranian Actors Targeted SharePoint Flaw in Attack on Albania

The Iranian state-backed actors who attacked the Albanian government targeted an old SharePOint vulnerability for initial access.

Ransomware

CISA, FBI Warn of Vice Society Ransomware Attacks on Schools

The U.S. government security advisory comes the same week that the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest U.S. school district, said it was hit by ransomware.

Ransomware, Vice Society

How Three Ransomware Groups Targeted One Vulnerable Network

Researchers warn of an uptick in multiple ransomware groups targeting the same vulnerable networks, as seen in a recent attack that involved Hive, LockBit and BlackCat/ALPHV affiliates.

Ransomware