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New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware

Security Affairs

Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in Dallas, Texas. Extension: blacksuit.

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FBI published a flash alert on Mamba Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” continues the alert.

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Hades ransomware gang targets big organizations in the US

Security Affairs

Experts discovered that threat actors targeted a large US transportation & logistics organization, a large US consumer products organization, and a global manufacturing organization. Researchers from Crowdstrike speculate that the new variant is a successor to WastedLocker ransomware and linked the operations to Evil Corp operations.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes

Security Affairs

The recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS). Security experts from SentinelOne reported that the recently discovered Snake Ransomware has been targeting processes and files associated with industrial control systems (ICS).

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Examples of IoCs include malicious IP and email addresses, suspicious domain names and URLs, unusual file paths or file names, unexpected network traffic patterns, and behavioral oddities like frequent unauthorized access attempts. Although it is free to join, membership is required to access InfraGard resources.