ransomware

Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws – Go Health Pro

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Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws – Go Health Pro

Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and then leveraged this access to deploy the RansomHub ransomware throughout the target network. According to GuidePoint Security, initial access is said to have been facilitated … Read more

FunkSec ransomware chases notoriety with AI-assisted code – Go Health Pro

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FunkSec ransomware chases notoriety with AI-assisted code – Go Health Pro

FunkSec ransomware is a relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group with hacktivist ties that appears to use AI to assist its cybercrime activities, Check Point Research outlined in an analysis published Friday.   The group was first introduced in October 2024 in a post on the Breached forum and first established its data leak site in … Read more

Space Bears Ransomware: What You Need To Know – Go Health Pro

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Space Bears Ransomware: What You Need To Know – Go Health Pro

What is Space Bears? Space Bear is a relatively new ransomware group that first appeared on the radar in April 2024. The gang, which is aligned to the Phobos ransomware-as-a-service group, steals sensitive data from organisations, encrypts victims’ computer systems, and demands that a ransom be paid for a decryption key or the data will … Read more

Ransomware Gang Will Be Back In February 2025 – Go Health Pro

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Ransomware Gang Will Be Back In February 2025 – Go Health Pro

A recent announcement from an individual claiming affiliation with the LockBit ransomware gang signals a potential resurgence of the cyber criminal group’s activities, with a new phase supposedly launching in February 2025. Despite the significant disruption caused by the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Operation Cronos in early 2024, which dismantled much of LockBit’s infrastructure, the … Read more

Ransomware 2024: A year of tricks, traps, wins and losses – Go Health Pro

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Ransomware 2024: A year of tricks, traps, wins and losses – Go Health Pro

Ransomware criminals in 2024 stooped to new lows and high-level black hat trade craft. Targets included critical industries such as healthcare, public infrastructure, and the cloud. Notable was the rise of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), allowing a new class of rookie attackers to perpetrate devastating campaigns. Meanwhile nation-state actors transformed ransomware into a tool for geopolitical weapon. … Read more

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