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Increased Threat Activity Targeting Ivanti Vulnerabilities

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

A recent surge in activity targeting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) involves chaining two vulnerabilities that give threat actors the ability to execute arbitrary commands remotely.

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Taking Microsoft Office by "Storm"

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

The “Storm-0978” ransomware group is actively exploiting an unpatched Microsoft Office and Windows HTML remote code execution vulnerability.

HardBit 2.0 Ransomware

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

HardBit is a ransomware threat that targets organizations to extort cryptocurrency payments for the decryption of their data. Seemingly improving upon their initial release, HardBit version 2.0 was introduced toward the end of November 2022, with samples seen throughout the end of 2022 and into 2023.

VMware ESXi in the Line of Ransomware Fire

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

Servers running the popular virtualization hypervisor VMware ESXi have come under attack from at least one ransomware group over the past week, likely following scanning activity to identify hosts with Open Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP) vulnerabilities.

Anatomy of a SolidBit Ransomware Attack

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

Solidbit is a ransomware variant derived from Yashma and containing elements of LockBit. Discover how Solidbit's capabilities, execution, what file types it targets, and how to tell if you're been infected.

Rogue Shortcuts: LNK'ing to Badness

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

Learn how threat actors continue to manipulate Windows shortcut files (LNKs) as an exploit technique.

ContiLeaks: Ransomware Gang Suffers Data Breach

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

Conti, a prolific ransomware group, has suffered a leak of both internal chat transcripts and source code being shared by a reported Ukrainian member

BlackCat Ransomware (ALPHV)

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

Varonis has observed the ALPHV (BlackCat) ransomware, actively recruiting new affiliates and targeting organizations across multiple sectors worldwide.

Good for Evil: DeepBlueMagic Ransomware Group Abuses Legit Encryption Tools

Jason Hill

Jason Hill

A group known as "DeepBlueMagic" is suspected of launching a ransomware attack against Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Israel, violating a loose "code of conduct" that many ransomware groups operate...

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