emails, opting to pay disgruntled insiders for credentials that will allow access to the network, as demonstrated in the LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks. Whatever the source of an insider threat, the impacts can be huge. According to the Ponemon...

or corrupting the files rather than encrypting them. “We also observed an interesting series of events involving the LockBit ransomware group. “The events include the group offering bug bounties to those who discover vulnerabilities or deliver ideas to...

by terminating a range of processes on targeted networks. BlackCat also shares some similarities with BlackMatter and LockBit ransomware, which suggests there may be some cooperation between their operators. The Office of Information Security (OIS) does...

attack on the Colonial Pipeline Company. The group has also been known to work alongside other operators such as Hive and LockBit.

state the country is in. Malicious activity in Q4 of 2022 revealed Australia was the sixth-most affected country by the LockBit 3.0 ransomware, one of the most aggressive forms of ransomware. The report also highlights the transportation and shipping...

2022. The top globally detected malware were webshells, with a 103 per cent increase in use over 2021, followed by Emotet. LockBit and BlackCat were the top ransomware strains for the year. The report also found that there was a 116 per cent surge in...

are contacted by a threat actor, and even then they may not know how to proceed. On the same day, according to Venari, the LockBit group claimed two scalps as well — a company called AEK in Macedonia and the Mundo Cuervo tequila company in Mexico....

is the target of the charges and has been a part of the development of a number of ransomware variants, including Hive, LockBit, and Babuk. Matveev has been very vocal about his ransomware exploits, going so far as to boast about stealing data from a...

tracked the activity of 20 ransomware groups, compared to 24 in the previous quarter. Analysis of ransomware data shows Lockbit 3.0 was responsible for 36 per cent of the total ransomware attacks, accounting for 77 incidents, nearly double the incidents...

While LockBit 3.0 may still be the leading ransomware group at the moment in terms of victims, a new group has surged ahead in June to take second place. However 8Base, the new kid apparently sticking it to the old-timers, could well be a mature,...

Nagoya Harbor Transportation Association has said that it received a ransom demand from the Russian-backed hacking group LockBit 3.0. The hacking group sent the message to the port authorities through a printer onsite, saying it had planted ransomware...

essential services and cause severe impact to public safety.” Last month, Russian state-backed cyber criminals from the LockBit hacking gang targeted the toll operator for Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel. The operator, Transurban, said that the attack would...

affected, there is massive potential for that number to grow significantly. The attack was claimed by cyber criminal group LockBit, which listed Pareto Phone on its dark web leak site on 31 July. The threat group said it had stolen 150 gigabytes of...

stable during the first half of 2023, the incidents tracked by our research team attributed the highest numbers to LockBit, BlackCat, and Clop, in that order. One of the notable new groups to emerge is Akira, which became active at the end of March 2023...

to the big-name ransomware syndicates like ALPHV and Clop, but rather the new kids on the block. While the prolific LockBit 3.0 still topped the podium for the most active ransomware group, second on the ladder was LostTrust, a group that formed in...

he said. He added that despite the win, affiliates are likely to shift to other threat groups and should be monitored. LockBit has already advertised to ALPHV’s affiliates. The AFP has reiterated that the Australian government stands against paying...

Medusa has shown itself to be both resourceful and ruthless, and while it may not have the impact or reputation of Clop or LockBit, there’s no denying that the group is a threat actor to watch. “The emergence of the Medusa ransomware in late 2022 and...

large-scale disruption. However, ransomware remained the biggest threat to OT in the industrial sector. Just three groups – LockBit, ALPHV, and Black Basta – were responsible for just over half of all attacks against OT, while manufacturing remained the...

we will confirm that with the data uploading.” Akira is potentially set to have a big year of cyber crime in 2024, with the LockBit ransomware takedown earlier this year pushing skilled hackers towards the aforementioned threat group.

worldwide have been busy dismantling threat groups and online forums and marketplaces in recent months, with both the LockBit and ALPHV ransomware gangs suffering from global takedowns. Nemesis Market is also the second marketplace the BKA has taken...