A BlackByte ransomware affiliate is using a new custom data stealing tool called 'ExByte' to steal data from compromised Windows devices quickly.
URSNIF, the malware also known as Gozi that attempts to steal online banking credentials from victims' Windows PCs, is evolving to support extortionware.
Researchers from Intel 471 on Thursday reported that ransomware groups are increasingly becoming impacted by disgruntled affiliates, a trend that may cause serious issues for both law enforcement agencies and security teams.
Despite recent concerns that hiring in the U.S. is now in a slowdown due to inflation and a possible recession, cybersecurity job postings are up 30 percent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same three-month time period in 2021, according to a recent study from CyberSeek.
Intel 471 has released its quarterly ransomware report, detailing the most pervasive and active ransomware families in Q3 2022.
The period from July to September this year has seen 27 ransomware variants used to conduct 455 attacks according to cybercrime intelligence company Intel 471's Spot Reports and Breach Alerts.
The number of ransomware attacks observed over the previous three months declined compared to the previous quarter, according to reports from two threat intelligence companies.
According to Check Point Research (CPR), several hacker groups are assisting protestors in Iran using Telegram, Signal and other tools to bypass government censorship.
Check Point Research (CPR) has discovered multiple hacker groups using Telegram, Signal and the dark web to help anti-government protestors in Iran bypass regime restrictions.
Protesters against the Iran regime are getting a boost to aid their efforts from hacking groups who are using Telegram, Signal and the dark web to get around government restrictions.
Several hacktivist groups are utilizing resources such as Telegram, Signal, and the Dark Web to help protestors in Iran who are fighting back against the government's violent response to protests across the country.
Over the past three months, authorities have issued warnings about connections between various Iranian threat groups and several significant cybersecurity incidents, including multiple ransomware attacks and a sophisticated social-engineering scheme targeting various groups and individuals.
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