Welcome, fellow cyber-sleuths, to your weekly dose of “Ransomware Ruckus.” This is where we dive into the wild, wacky world of ransomware, where villains are getting craftier, heroes are in short supply, and the digital battleground is ablaze with chaos. So, grab your cyber-magnifying glass, because here’s the 411 on the ransomware ...
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September 18, 2023
The Akira ransomware group has been actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability found in Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software since at least August. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-20269, stems from the improper separation of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions between remote access VPN and HTTPS management features, as well as site-to-site VPN features. Cisco has urged customers to upgrade to a fixed software release when available and apply recommended ...
Continue Reading →ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, has been identified as the ransomware group responsible for the recent cyber attack that resulted in the shutdown of MGM Grand casinos this past Monday. This revelation comes from a report by the malware archive vx-underground. VX-underground contends that ALPHV successfully penetrated MGM Resorts International’s systems within a remarkably short span of 10 minutes through a cunning application of social engineering techniques, thereby causing extensive disruptions across MGM properties located throughout the ...
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