US and Australia Warn of Rise in Avaddon Ransomware Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have issued an alert about an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign that is affecting organizations across a wide range of industries in the United States and across the world.
Avaddon ransomware associates are attempting to breach the networks of manufacturing, healthcare, and other private sector entities around the world, according to a TLP:GREEN flash warning issued by the FBI last week.
The ACSC clarified the targeting details today, stating that the ransomware group’s associates are targeting companies from a broad variety of industries, including government, banking, law enforcement, energy, information technology, and health. Although the FBI only cites ongoing attacks, the ACSC lists a number of countries that have been targeted, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Brazil, India, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Spain, to name a few.
“The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of an ongoing ransomware campaign utilizing the Avaddon Ransomware malware [..] actively targeting Australian organizations in a variety of sectors,” the ACSC added.
Avaddon threat actors threaten victims with denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in order to persuade them to pay ransoms, according to the ACSC (in addition to leaking stolen data and encrypting their system). However, no evidence of DDoS attacks has been discovered as a result of the Avaddon ransomware attacks, according to the FBI.
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