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The Week in Ransomware - December 1st 2023 - Police hits affiliates
An international law enforcement operation claims to have dismantled a ransomware affiliate operation in Ukraine, which was responsible for attacks on organizations in 71 countries.
- December 01, 2023
- 05:11 PM
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Police dismantle ransomware group behind attacks in 71 countries
In cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven nations have arrested in Ukraine the core members of a ransomware group linked to attacks against organizations in 71 countries.
- November 28, 2023
- 04:04 AM
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Bitdefender releases free MegaCortex ransomware decryptor
Antivirus company Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware family, making it possible for victims of the once notorious gang to restore their data for free.
- January 05, 2023
- 03:49 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - September 16th 2022 - Iranian Sanctions
It has been a fairly quiet week on the ransomware front, with the biggest news being US sanctions on Iranians linked to ransomware attacks.
- September 16, 2022
- 04:26 PM
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Bitdefender releases free decryptor for LockerGoga ransomware
Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help LockerGoga ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom.
- September 16, 2022
- 11:09 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - October 29th 2021 - Making arrests
This week, international law enforcement operations went on the offensive, making arrests in numerous countries for ransomware-related activities.
- October 29, 2021
- 05:43 PM
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Police arrest hackers behind over 1,800 ransomware attacks
The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries.
- October 29, 2021
- 05:07 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - January 3rd 2020 - Busy Holiday Season
Normally ransomware activity slows down over the December break, but this year was an exception with a quite a few interesting, and sad, stories such as FBI alerts being issued, companies being shut down, and organizations being encrypted by a variety of ransomware, and stolen data being released.
- January 03, 2020
- 06:59 PM
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FBI Issues Alert For LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware
The FBI has issued a warning to private industry recipients to provide information and guidance on the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware.
- December 23, 2019
- 11:10 AM
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Dutch Govt Warns of 3 Ransomware Infecting 1,800 Businesses
A confidential report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the Netherlands informs that at least 1,800 companies are affected by ransomware across the world.
- November 28, 2019
- 12:49 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - April 5th 2019 - Pacman Wakka Wakka
This week was marked by the release of a couple of decryptors as well as numerous variants of existing ransomware and new smaller variants. Strangely, someone released a Pacman themed ransomware.
- April 05, 2019
- 08:06 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - March 29th 2019 - Parking for Free!
This week we saw numerous new variants of existing ransomware released, with only a few new families. The one new ransomware infection that was actively distributed this week is called UNNAM3D and was distributed through spam emails to about 30 thousand people.
- March 29, 2019
- 05:51 PM
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The Week in Ransomware - March 22nd 2019 - LOCKERGOGA!
This week has been dominated by the news of aluminum producer Norsk Hydro being crippled by the LockerGoga Ransomware. Since then, it has been constant news coverage regarding the ransomware and more in-depth analysis.
- March 22, 2019
- 04:59 PM
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LockerGoga Ransomware Sends Norsk Hydro Into Manual Mode
One of the largest aluminum producers in the world, Norsk Hydro, has been forced to switch to partial manual operations due to a cyber attack that is allegedly pushing LockerGoga ransomware.
- March 19, 2019
- 09:48 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - February 1st 2019 - LockerGoga, MalSpam, and More
The biggest ransomware news this week is the cyber attack on Altran that was supposedly hit by the LockerGoga Ransomware. In addition, huge malspam campaigns were pushing Troldesh on Russia and GandCrab on Japanese victims.
- February 01, 2019
- 04:17 PM
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New LockerGoga Ransomware Allegedly Used in Altran Attack
Hackers have infected the systems of Altran Technologies with malware that spread through the company network, affecting operations in some European countries. To protect client data and its assets, Altran decided to shut down its network and applications.
- January 30, 2019
- 03:03 AM
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