Tag: BlackByte

Georgia City Held Captive By Ransomware

Cyber Security May 30, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: May 30, 2023 Augusta, Ga., was recently infected with ransomware that may have come...

Proposed FCC Rule Redefines Data Breaches for Communications Carriers

Cyber Security March 9, 2023

Russian Ransomware Projects Rebranded to Avoid Western Sanctions: Report

Blockchain February 26, 2023

Initial Access Broker Market Booms, Posing Growing Threat to Enterprises

Cyber Security January 17, 2023

Researchers Devise Method to Decrypt Hive Ransomware-Encrypted Data

Cyber SecurityFebruary 21, 2022

A group of academic researchers has found a way to exploit a security flaw in the encryption algorithm used by the Hive ransomware to recover hijacked and encrypted data.

CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure Organizations of Foreign Influence Operations

Cyber SecurityFebruary 21, 2022

Newly published guidance from the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides critical infrastructure organizations with instructions on how to prepare for and mitigate foreign influence operations.

FBI: BlackByte Ransomware Attacks Breached Critical US Infrastructure

Cyber SecurityFebruary 16, 2022

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that the BlackByte ransomware group has breached the networks of at least three organizations from critical US infrastructure sectors over the past three months. This was first revealed in a joint cybersecurity advisory released on Friday with the US Secret Service. “As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised […]

Backup Plays Key Role in Ransomware Response, But Not a Complete Solution

Cyber SecurityFebruary 15, 2022

Ransomware attacks have increased in volume, sophistication and ransom demanded consistently over the last few years. According to published records, the education and retail industries are the most targeted.

FBI, US Secret Service Issue Mitigations for BlackByte Ransomware

Cyber SecurityFebruary 15, 2022

Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from federal law enforcement includes indicators of compromise associated with the ransomware variant.

FBI Warns of BlackByte Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

Cyber SecurityFebruary 15, 2022

The BlackByte ransomware has been used in attacks on at least three critical infrastructure sectors in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) warn in a joint advisory.

San Francisco 49ers Hit by Blackbyte Ransomware Attack

Cyber SecurityFebruary 15, 2022

The NFL’s San Francisco 49ers fell victim to a cyberattack on Saturday by the Blackbyte ransomware group, which claims to have stolen data from the organization. The 49ers confirmed the attack in a media statement and said that it caused a temporary disruption to sectors of their IT network. Although the 49ers did not confirm whether […]