CryptoLocker. WannaCry. DarkSide. Conti. MedusaLocker. Qilin. The ransomware threat has exploded over the past decade, and it isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. Ransomware gained in popularity in large part because of the immediate financial payoff for attackers:…
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Just Three Ransomware Gangs Accounted for 40% of Attacks Last Month
Qilin, Akira and Dragonforce were responsible for 40% of 672 ransomware incidents reported in March, says Check Point
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Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke
Qilin ransomware claims it stole data from Germany’s Die Linke and threatens to leak it; the party confirmed the incident, but not a breach. The Qilin ransomware group claims it stole data from Die Linke, a German political party, and is threatening to release it. Die Linke is a left-wing political party in Germany. Its…
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Die Linke German political party confirms data stolen by Qilin ransomware
The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack against Die Linke (‘The Left’), forcing an IT systems outage at the political party, and threatening sensitive data leak. […]
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Qilin Ransomware allegedly breached chemical manufacturer giant Dow Inc
Qilin ransomware claims a breach of Dow Inc., listing it on its Tor leak site, but no proof of the hack has been released yet. Qilin Ransomware group allegedly breached the chemical manufacturing giant Dow Inc. The cybercrime group added the company to its Tor data leak site, but at this time, it has not…
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Cyberangriff auf die Linke
Die Hackergruppe “Qilin” steht möglicherweise hinter dem Angriff. Studio-M – shutterstock.com Die Linke ist nach eigenen Angaben Opfer einer schweren Cyberattacke geworden und vermutet dahinter russischsprachige Hacker. Man habe am Donnerstag sofort reagiert und Teile der IT-Infrastruktur vom Netz genommen, teilte Bundesgeschäftsführer Janis Ehling mit. «Nach derzeitigen Erkenntnissen zielen die Täter darauf ab, sensible Daten…
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Ransomware Affiliate Exposes Details of ‘The Gentlemen’ Operation
Hastalamuerte leaks The Gentlemen RaaS ops: FortiGate exploits, BYOVD evasion, Qilin split tactics
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Romania’s oil pipeline operator Conpet confirms data stolen in attack
Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, Conpet S.A., confirmed that the Qilin ransomware gang stole company data in an attack last week. […]