Malware & Ransomware
Semperis Report: Ransom Threats Target Employee Families and Homes
A new survey reveals that over a third of ransomware victims face threats against their families, forcing some to seek medical care or relocate.
incident response
Everything SecOps Signal has reported about incident response: 9 stories, newest first. Part of our Malware & Ransomware coverage.
Malware & Ransomware
Negotiator Arrest Prompts Calls For Stricter Third-Party Vendor Oversight
The arrest of a well-known ransomware negotiator underscores the critical need for organizations to maintain strict oversight of their vendor programs.
Vulnerabilities
Sudo Vulnerability Response: Recovery and Containment Steps
Compromised privilege escalation tools require immediate credential rotation and binary replacement to prevent persistent root access on your servers.
Vulnerabilities
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Response and Recovery Steps
A compromised kernel bypasses all user-space security controls, requiring immediate network isolation and forensic imaging before any remediation attempts begin.
Malware & Ransomware
Why Memory Forensics Is Crucial in Certain Investigations
Volatile memory holds active encryption keys and hidden processes that disk scans miss, revealing the true state of a compromised system before it disappears.
Malware & Ransomware
MonsterCloud Owner Accused of Paying Ransoms While Claiming Technical Decryption
Zohar Pinhasi faces wire fraud charges for allegedly paying cybercriminals to unlock client data while charging inflated fees.
Data Breaches
Data Extortion Warning Signs: Spotting the Threat Before Paying
Attackers often exfiltrate data silently before launching ransomware, meaning early detection relies on spotting unusual outbound traffic rather than waiting for an encryption notice.
Threat Intelligence
Common Digital Forensics Mistakes That Destroy Evidence
Most incident response failures occur because responders alter the very data they need to prove what happened, turning a recoverable incident into an unrecoverable liability.
Threat Intelligence
Remote Desktop Abuse: Response and Recovery Steps
Most recovery efforts fail because responders restore data before verifying that the attacker has not planted persistence mechanisms inside the backup files.