Threat intel firms suggest ransomware gang ‘BlackMatter’ has ties to DarkSide, REvil hackers

Threat intel firms suggest ransomware gang ‘BlackMatter’ has ties to DarkSide, REvil hackers

Written by Tim Starks Jul 28, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Digital sleuths at cyber threat intelligence firms have found clues that a seemingly new ransomware organization has links to DarkSide and REvil, two gangs that suddenly disappeared shortly after major attacks. From the moment DarkSide vanished following the Colonial Pipeline incident and REvil went dark after…

Three New Zero-Days Disclosed in Kaseya Unitrends

Three New Zero-Days Disclosed in Kaseya Unitrends

Three new Kaseya zero-day vulnerabilities were just disclosed in Kaseya Unitrends, including an RCE and an authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side. According to a recently released public advisory warning, the Kaseya serice should be kept off the internet until a patch is made available. “Do not expose this service or the clients directly to…

Top 5 Benefits of Cloud Infrastructure Security 

Top 5 Benefits of Cloud Infrastructure Security 

Embracing new technologies lead to qualitative growth but simultaneously holds high chances of quantitative data breaches. While adopting cloud technology, it is important to see the security of cloud infrastructure as one of the crucial responsibilities. There are various organizations out there that are still unsure of the security of their data present in the…

Biden Warns Cyberattacks Could Escalate to a “Real Shooting War”

Biden Warns Cyberattacks Could Escalate to a “Real Shooting War”

U.S. President Joe Biden has warned that cyberattacks could escalate into a full-blown conflict as tensions with Russia and China grew because of a succession of hacking incidents impacting American organizations, agencies, and infrastructure. During a speech at the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Biden stated: You know,…

UC San Diego Health discloses data breach after phishing attack

UC San Diego Health discloses data breach after phishing attack

UC San Diego Health, the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego, has disclosed a data breach after the compromise of some employees’ email accounts. UC San Diego Health is one of the nation’s best hospitals, being repeatedly ranked as the best health care system in San Diego, according to the 2021-2022 U.S….

Is REvil Ransomware Operation Returning as ‘BlackMatter’?

Is REvil Ransomware Operation Returning as ‘BlackMatter’?

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Expert: More Likely, an Affiliate Has Repurposed REvil’s Crypto-Locking Malware Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 28, 2021     BlackMatter’s dedicated data leak site (Source: Recorded Future) Has the REvil – aka Sodinokibi – ransomware operation come storming back? See Also: Live Webinar | Improve Cloud…

Researchers warn of unpatched Kaseya Unitrends backup vulnerabilities

Researchers warn of unpatched Kaseya Unitrends backup vulnerabilities

Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service and advise users not to expose the service to the Internet. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution that is offered as a stand-alone solution or as an add-on for the Kaseya VSA remote management platform. Last week,…