May 27, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology News
Some interesting and disturbing changes are afoot in the hacking world. It appears that the TrickBot gang is now working for the Conti Syndicate. TrickBot is a well-known group of botnet developers responsible for the creation of the BazarLoader. BazarLoader has been...
May 15, 2022 | Blog, Business & Finance, General Interest, Microsoft, Ransomware, Security, Technology News
If you rely on a Microsoft Exchange server to handle email for your company, there is something you should be aware of. Recent research by security and analytics company Varonis has discovered that an affiliate of Hive ransomware has begun targeting Exchange servers...
Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology News
Hackers will attack absolutely anybody. No one is safe and nothing is sacred. Not even football is safe. The most recent high-profile attack was made against the San Francisco 49ers according to BleepingComputer which got confirmation from the 49ers. According to...
Jan 31, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology News
Chalk up another first for the hackers. For the first time that we know of, a successful hacking attack caused prisoners in New Mexico to be confined to their cells for a time. The Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, New Mexico went into lockdown on...
Jan 17, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology News
Recently digital media giant Shutterfly was hit by a major ransomware attack. The attack disrupted broad swaths of the company’s services including those offered under their GrooveBook, BorrowLenses, and Lifetouch brands. According to a report received by...
Jan 7, 2022 | Blog, General Interest, Ransomware, Recent News, Security, Technology News
There’s a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one to watch. AvosLocker burst onto the scene over the summer of this year (2021)....