- 31-Jan-2022
Ransomware Gangs: FIN7
FIN7 is a unique group in the shady world of cybercrime. Infamous for sophisticated stolen credit and debit card hacks involving phishing emails and other social engineering methods, the gang’s ...
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FIN7 is a unique group in the shady world of cybercrime. Infamous for sophisticated stolen credit and debit card hacks involving phishing emails and other social engineering methods, the gang’s ...
International law enforcement collaboration led to the disbandment of several high-profile ransomware gangs in the last 12 months. As ransomware attacks gained more media coverage and wreaked more ...
Netwalker is a notorious name on the ransomware scene with a prolific record of successful attacks. An estimated $25 million in ransom extortions between March and September 2020 established the gang as a force to be reckoned with.
Here at IRONSCALES, we often speak with organizations about their messaging incident response process. And we’ve learned that all too frequently, the primary response tools are 1) an email search and then 2) a deletion operation on the messages identified from that search. We call this a “search-and-delete” incident response strategy.
Babuk is a new ransomware gang that emerged in early 2021. The gang’s initial mission statement referenced a non-malicious intent to conduct ransomware attacks as an apparent audit of the security of corporate networks. The reality of Babuk’s operations, however, does not align with this non-malicious intent, as the gang has exfiltrated sensitive data from organizations in law enforcement and others. This article analyzes Babuk’s operations, ransomware strain, and victims.
Ransomware attacks have been on the rise throughout 2021, affecting everyone from large enterprises and government organizations to the individual end-user. Many such attacks are executed via a phishing email, taking advantage of an accessible and exploitable endpoint. This attack demonstrates the criminals’ savvy use of social engineering to lay the first step of the trap.
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