The Week In Ransomware – March 26th 2021 – Attacks Increase Ransomware attacks against the enterprise continue in the form of Accellion data leaks, full-fledged ransomware attacks, and more ransomware gangs targeting Microsoft Exchange. Early in the week, it was discovered that a threat actor was deploying the Black Kingdom Ransomware on Microsoft Exchange servers. By the
Ransomware Gang Urges Victims’ Customers To Demand A Ransom Payment A ransomware operation known as ‘Clop’ is applying maximum pressure on victims by emailing their customers and asking them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy. A common tactic used by ransomware operations is to steal unencrypted data before encrypting a victim’s network.
German Parliament Targeted Again By Russian State Hackers Email accounts of multiple German Parliament members were targeted in a spearphishing attack. It is not yet known if any data was stolen during the incident. The attack was carried out by sending phishing emails sent to the German politicians’ private emails, as Der Spiegel reported on Friday.
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