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 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 […]
September 7, 2021

The return of REvil? REvil servers are suddenly back online

The operation servers of the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, have just been turned on for the first time since July after their large-scale attack against Kaseya when they used a zero-day vulnerability in the Kaseya VSA remote management software to encrypt around 60 managed service providers (MSPs) and over 1,500 of their business customers. Their disappearance was noticed when […]
August 24, 2021

Accenture attacked by LockBit Ransomware

Accenture attacked by LockBit Ransomware The LockBit Ransomware gang have now targeted Accenture which is one of the major consultancy firms with over $40 billion revenue and more than 550,000 employees worldwide. The gang has threatened the firm by leaking the stolen data online (ransomware double extortion) if the company is not willing to pay the required ransom. $50 million […]
August 23, 2021

Italy’s Lazio region’s vaccination registration system down after IT systems were disabled by ransomware attack

On Sunday 1st of August 2021, one of Italy’s largest regions, Lazio region experienced a ransomware attack that caused the region’s IT systems to be disabled. It meant Lazio residents were not able to book new vaccination appointments through the region’s COVID-19 vaccination registration portal as it was also taken down by the attack. Nicola Zingaretti, the region’s president confirmed […]
August 10, 2021

Computer Hardware Vendor GIGABYTE hit by a Ransomware attack

The Taiwanese hardware giant GIGABYTE suffered from a Ransomware attack around 3rd/4th of August. The attackers revealed that they had stolen more than 100GB of data and also threatened the organisation for posting it online in case GIGABYTE refuses to pay the ransom. The company is based in Japan and is known for producing the best quality computer hardware products […]
July 12, 2021

Coop supermarket – 500 stores closed due to Ransomware attack

On the 2nd of July 2021, approximately 500 Coop Supermarket in Sweden had to shut down due to their point-of-sale tills and self-service checkouts had stopped working. This is a result of the Kaseya supply chain attack by the REvil ransomware group as Coop’s cash registers are run by Visma Esscom, which manages servers for several Swedish businesses and in […]
June 14, 2021

US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens hit by infamous ransomware group, REvil

On 14th of June 2021, it was confirmed that Sol Oriens, a US subcontractor for the Department of Energy that works on nuclear weapons was hit by a cyberattack from the infamous REvil ransomware gang that is known for successfully extorting JBS Foods and Apple through ransomware attacks. The attack had been discovered by cyber security companies after the ransomware […]
June 11, 2021

Foodservice supplier Edward Don disrupted by expected ransomware attack

Earlier this week, ransomware was believed to have affected Edward Don and Company’s networks, phone systems, and email services. Edward Don and Company is one of the largest distributors of foodservice equipment and supplies, such as kitchen supplies, bar supplies, flatware, and dinnerware. Even though Edward Don has not publicly disclosed the attack at this time, there is evidence of […]