Search Results for: extortion Blog Post Emerging Ransomware Groups That Might Be Targeting You Right Now February 19, 2021 Ransomware becomes more and more popular. Emerging Ransomware Groups groups are quickly adopting a double extortion model (Babyk, Egregor, Nefilim). This means... Blog Post Ransomware Gangs Stoop To Cold-Calling Victims When They Restore From Backups Without Paying December 11, 2020 Stooping to further moral degradation, some ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims in a bid to direct pressure on them.... Blog Post Increase in Extortionate Emails – USSS Information Alert May 1, 2020 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods... Blog Post GDPR Extortion Campaigns are on the Horizon August 9, 2018 In recent years, DDoS and ransomware attacks have been the norm in cybercrime activity. Following the implementation of EU’s General... Blog Post Hoax Bomb Threats Sent in Bitcoin Extortion Scam December 15, 2018 Organizations around the country have received bomb threats in their inboxes. These email campaigns demanded a large sum of money... Newsletter Hoax Bomb Threats Sent in Bitcoin Extortion Scam December 18, 2018 Newsletter Cyber Extortion Emails Peaking August 7, 2018 Blog Post Cyber Extortion Emails August 3, 2018 Cyber extortion is growing rapidly. LIFARS has proprietary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures to combat cyber threats. If you have been... Blog Post Zero-days in Accellion file transfer app used for data theft March 4, 2021 Back in December 2020, a software vendor Accellion informed about an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in its File Transfer Appliance... Blog Post New but Odd BlackByte Ransomware Reusing Crypto Keys and Worms into Networks November 16, 2021 A cybersecurity firm named Trustwave has recently found a new but odd form of ransomware during its recent incident response... Blog Post The Evolution of Ransomware Operations: Latest Trends November 22, 2021 Ransomware is a common weapon of choice for cybercriminals. Depending on the group size and experience, they target small, medium,... Newsletter Digital Extortion Junkies March 6, 2018 Blog Post US Military Taking Offensive Action Against Ransomware Groups December 22, 2021 The hacking unit of the US Military – Cyber Command has confirmed that it has taken offensive action against ransomware groups responsible... Blog Post Ransomware is ‘Modern-Day Extortion’, Says McAfee CEO February 27, 2018 The chief executive of cybersecurity firm McAfee has labelled ransomware as the modern day answer to extortion. Speaking to CNBC,... Blog Post REvil Ransomware Gang Doesn’t Shoot Low, Giant Acer Fell Its Victim March 29, 2021 Even tech companies are a luring target for cybercriminals. Recently, a global high-ranking computer company Acer found snaps of its...
Blog Post Emerging Ransomware Groups That Might Be Targeting You Right Now February 19, 2021 Ransomware becomes more and more popular. Emerging Ransomware Groups groups are quickly adopting a double extortion model (Babyk, Egregor, Nefilim). This means...
Blog Post Ransomware Gangs Stoop To Cold-Calling Victims When They Restore From Backups Without Paying December 11, 2020 Stooping to further moral degradation, some ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims in a bid to direct pressure on them....
Blog Post Increase in Extortionate Emails – USSS Information Alert May 1, 2020 The United States Secret Service has recently observed an increase in extortion email scams. These are not necessarily new methods...
Blog Post GDPR Extortion Campaigns are on the Horizon August 9, 2018 In recent years, DDoS and ransomware attacks have been the norm in cybercrime activity. Following the implementation of EU’s General...
Blog Post Hoax Bomb Threats Sent in Bitcoin Extortion Scam December 15, 2018 Organizations around the country have received bomb threats in their inboxes. These email campaigns demanded a large sum of money...
Blog Post Cyber Extortion Emails August 3, 2018 Cyber extortion is growing rapidly. LIFARS has proprietary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures to combat cyber threats. If you have been...
Blog Post Zero-days in Accellion file transfer app used for data theft March 4, 2021 Back in December 2020, a software vendor Accellion informed about an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in its File Transfer Appliance...
Blog Post New but Odd BlackByte Ransomware Reusing Crypto Keys and Worms into Networks November 16, 2021 A cybersecurity firm named Trustwave has recently found a new but odd form of ransomware during its recent incident response...
Blog Post The Evolution of Ransomware Operations: Latest Trends November 22, 2021 Ransomware is a common weapon of choice for cybercriminals. Depending on the group size and experience, they target small, medium,...
Blog Post US Military Taking Offensive Action Against Ransomware Groups December 22, 2021 The hacking unit of the US Military – Cyber Command has confirmed that it has taken offensive action against ransomware groups responsible...
Blog Post Ransomware is ‘Modern-Day Extortion’, Says McAfee CEO February 27, 2018 The chief executive of cybersecurity firm McAfee has labelled ransomware as the modern day answer to extortion. Speaking to CNBC,...
Blog Post REvil Ransomware Gang Doesn’t Shoot Low, Giant Acer Fell Its Victim March 29, 2021 Even tech companies are a luring target for cybercriminals. Recently, a global high-ranking computer company Acer found snaps of its...
