Foster City officials continue to investigate a cyber attack that prompted the city to declare a State of Emergency. The city is not providing details on what exactly has been compromised by the attack, but did disclose anyone with business with Foster City should change their passwords. “It seems pretty opaque at this point,” resident...Read More
T1189 – Drive-by CompromiseThe Agenda ransomware has been observed being delivered using various methods such as drive-by downloads, cloned sites, hosted files, and scripted web delivery or via compromised systems. T1091 – Replication Through Removable MediaIt has the capability to generate payloads that autoplay via removable media such as USB drives and CDs. T1078 –...Read More
Bitdefender has analyzed the movements of dozens of ransomware groups executing campaigns against organizations based in the United States. As a result of this analysis, we can draw insights into patterns that emerged in early 2026. The analysis that follows expounds on key trends and developments. We also share predictions that underscore how ransomware operations and attack...Read More
A newly emerged hacking group has listed the Chinese-headquartered security camera company Hikvision as a victim of a data breach on its darknet leak site. The ALP-001 ransomware group posted limited details of the incident in a March 21 leak post, and claimed to have stolen 19.9 terabytes from the company. You’re out of free...Read More
“Your files have been encrypted. Pay the ransom within 72 hours, or the data will be permanently destroyed.” – This is a typical scenario of cyber extortion that many people have encountered. Cyber extortion is a common cybercrime. Hackers implant ransomware into the computer systems of enterprises or individuals, making it impossible for them to...Read More
FOSTER CITY, CA — The Foster City City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday night, declaring that the town is in the midst of an emergency following a ransomware attack last week. Officials said they took most of their computer systems offline last week after detecting suspicious activity on their network. “We are engaging with...Read More
A court in the Southern District of Indiana sentenced Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov, 26, to 81 months in prison Monday for assisting major cybercrime groups including the Yanluowang ransomware group in attacks that caused over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses across the United States. Volkov, of St. Petersburg,...Read More
Hackers exploit US Tax Day rush with phishing and malware Fake tax form sites via Google Ads drop ScreenConnect and disable defenses Campaign sets stage for ransomware, also seen with fake Chrome updates Cybercriminals are once again taking advantage of the short deadline for the upcoming tax filing window to deploy malware and ransomware to...Read More
A court in the Southern District of Indiana sentenced Russian citizen Aleksei Volkov, 26, to 81 months in prison Monday for assisting major cybercrime groups including the Yanluowang ransomware group in attacks that caused over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses across the United States. Volkov, of St. Petersburg,...Read More
