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VanHelsing is the name of the new Ransomware-as-a-Service model
30 April 2025
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In mid-March, security researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service variant called "VanHelsing." The hackers demand a ransom of $500.000 in Bitcoin from their victims to decrypt their data and for the criminals to delete all stolen data. The new ransomware was launched on March 7, 2025. Check Point security researchers discovered two variants on March 16, with the first variant being updated on March 16, while the second variant was compiled on March 11. Both are in use and have already claimed three known victims in just two weeks...

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Malware-as-a-Service: Responsible for most attacks
March 23, 2025
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Over half of all cyberattacks in 2024 were caused by malware-as-a-service (MaaS), according to the results of a recent threat report. In the second half of the year, they increased by 17 percent. Remote access Trojans also saw a significant increase in the second half of the year. Darktrace, a global leader in AI-powered cybersecurity, has published its annual threat report. Last year's analysis shows that malware-as-a-service (MaaS) is now responsible for more than half (57 percent) of all cyberattacks on companies, confirming the continued rise of cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS). The data comes from the…

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Ransomware attacks 2023: Over 50 new families and variants
July 10, 2024
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Ransomware attacks are a major and expensive problem for businesses. Last year, attacks increased significantly, according to a study by a leader in dynamic cybersecurity, which identified many new ransomware variants. Mandiant observed a significant increase in ransomware activity in 2023, with a 75 percent increase in reports of data leaks on websites. In particular, over 50 new ransomware families and variants were identified, with a third of these being variants of known families. Attackers are increasingly using legitimate tools such as ScreenConnect, Splashtop, Atera and Anydesk to penetrate victims' systems,…

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Ransomware: Attacks on the rise worldwide
August 23, 2023
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Ransomware: Attacks on the rise worldwide

The latest Zscaler 2023 Ransomware Report shows an almost 40 percent increase in global attacks. The annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report tracks trends and impact of ransomware attacks including encryption-less extortion and growth of ransomware-as-a-service. Findings from the annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report 2023: This year's report tracks the continued growth of sophisticated ransomware attacks and highlights recent ransomware trends, including targeting public bodies and organizations with cyber insurance, the growth of ransomware-as-a service (RaaS) and encryption-less extortion. More attacks with Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) The evolution of ransomware is driven by the inverse relationship between the sophistication of…

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CryptNet: Ransomware-as-a-Service with obfuscation
July 5, 2023
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The ransomware group CryptNet has been active since April 2023. Their malware, which is also offered as ransomware-as-a-service on the dark web, is simple but arguably effective and well-disguised against detections. An analyst from the Zscaler ThreatLabz team. The new group sells their ransomware-as-a-service in underground forums and recruits partners for their criminal activities there. The analysts now examined the modus operandi of the current campaign, which according to the threat actors steals data from affected companies before decryption in order to reinforce their ransom demands by publishing them on a data leak website. Ransomware including obfuscation The code of the…

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Cloud: The biggest cybercrime trends of 2022
31 January 2022
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Cloud: The biggest cybercrime trends of 2022

Ransomware-as-a-Service and personalized spear phishing will primarily affect the manufacturing industry and SMBs. Cloud solutions provider Zix Corporation identifies the top cybercrime trends of 2022. Zix Corporation, a leading provider of cloud solutions for email security, productivity and compliance, draws attention to the top three cybercrime trends of 2022. Cyber ​​attacks will increase in terms of methods and attackers - the focus is on ransomware-as-a-service and personalized phishing. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and especially the manufacturing sector will be particularly affected. Trend: Ransomware-as-a-Service Under Covid-19, cybercriminals have quickly adapted to the pandemic conditions: They use the…

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Ransomware as a franchise model
September 16, 2020
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If a demand is met in a market, this can be successful. So-called fast food franchise ransomware is a successful business model based on the ransomware-as-a-service model. Sophos Labes recently published the new report “Color by Numbers: Inside a Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Attack”. For the first time, the report gives a deep insight into the automated attack script and the toolset made available to cybercriminals by the ransomware creators, including the back-end infrastructure and other malicious tools. The report also illustrates how Dharma will target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2020….

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