October 21, 2021

Evil Corp launch new Macaw Locker ransomware to evade US sanctions

Recently, a new ransomware called Macaw Locker launched by Evil Corp, has entered the ransomware space. It is believed that Evil Corp have released this new ransomware to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments. This is not the first time that Evil Corp have released a new ransomware to evade the US sanctions that were placed […]
October 18, 2021

Attacks on ten Israeli hospitals attributed to Chinese threat actors

On the 17th of October 2021, the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel released a joint announcement details a spike in ransomware attacks over the weekend of the 16th that has seen by targeting systems of nine health institutes in Israel. The Israeli government have stated that the attempts had resulted in no damage to the […]
October 17, 2021

REvil ransomware group’s Tor sites shut down after being hijacked

On the 17th of October 2021, the Tor sites of REvil ransomware gang went offline after an unknown person hijacked the Tor onion domains with the same private keys as REvil’s Tor sites and may have backups of the sites. One of the threat actors “0_neday”, affiliated with the REvil operation has confirmed that someone has hijack the ransomware gang’s […]
September 24, 2021

Disruptions to major European call center provider- Covisian after Conti Ransomware attack

On Saturday 18th of September 2021, GSS, the Spanish and Latin America division of Covisian was hit by a ransomware attack by the Conti ransomware gang. The attack led to them having to shut down a large portion of their IT systems and led to disruptions to call centers across its Spanish-speaking client base. Some of the impacted clients included […]
September 22, 2021

IT systems of Crystal Valley Cooperative brought down due to ransomware attack

On the 19th of September 2021, Crystal Valley experienced a ransomware attack that led to them having to shut down their IT systems and resulting in payments being paid to the farm supply and grain marketing cooperative via Visa, Mastercard and Discover Credit cards were stopped. Currently it is unknown which ransomware group are behind the attack. “On Sunday, September […]
September 21, 2021

BlackMatter Ransomware attacks New Cooperative for a ransom of $5.9 million

During the weekend of the 18th of September 2021, NEW Cooperative experienced a ransomware attack by the BlackMatter ransomware group. Currently the threat actors are demanding a 5.9-million-dollar ransom not to leak stolen data and provide a decryptor. The ransom will increase to $11.8 million if a ransom is not paid in five days. “New Cooperative recently identified a cybersecurity […]
September 15, 2021

South Africa’s Justice Ministry experiences delays to their services after ransomware attack

On 9th of September 2021, justice ministry of the South African government released a statement that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development had experienced a security breach which was caused by ransomware on the evening of 6th September 2021. This attack led to all their information systems being encrypted and therefore unavailable to both internal employees as well as […]
September 14, 2021

Olympus experiences disrupts due to potential BlackMatter Ransomware attack

On the 11th of September 2021, Olympus released a statement detailing they are currently investigating some suspicious activity. Olympus also stated that they had “immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working with the highest priority to resolve this issue.” The statement also highlighted the fact that the attack affected areas of their EMEA […]
September 7, 2021

Ragnar Locker ransomware group threatens to publish stolen data if victims contact authorities

This week, an announcement has been made by The Ragnar Locker ransomware group on their data leak site, warning that they will leak stolen data from their victims that contact any law enforcement authorities. This warning also stated that hiring any recovery companies for negotiations will be seen as a hostile move against them and therefore they will publish the […]
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