For the first half of 2021, ransomware groups looked unstoppable. Ransomware gangs were adding victim after victim on their dark web data leak sites, displaying an unprecedented level of technical sophistication and corporate-like organization. On top of that, new ransomware variants were popping up with increasing regularity to capitalize on the immensely lucrative nature of […]
Arguably the biggest cybersecurity event of the year so far was the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arresting suspected members of the REvil (aka Sodinokibi) ransomware group on 14 Jan 2022. News of this operation, which reportedly occurred at the request of US authorities, rocked the cybersecurity community and has led to endless debates about […]
Emotet is back again on the scene and, to be fair, we’re not surprised. Its predictable return has come just ten months after the takedown of its infrastructure, following an internationally coordinated law enforcement operation in January 2021. If you need a refresher on that operation, Digital Shadows (now ReliaQuest) published two analyses a few […]