Author name: Adam Price

STOP ransomware spamming in Usenet

Introduction Cyjax analysts have identified the distribution of STOP ransomware on Google Groups through mass spam attacks on Usenet. Over 385,000 posts have been observed, which contain malicious links resulting in ransomware infection. This campaign, henceforth referred to as “STOPNET.GG”, has been in operation since at least May 2023, and is ongoing at the time […]

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Cyberattacks on the utilities sector

Utility providers (energy, gas, water, sewage and oil) are targets for both standalone threat actors and large or state-sponsored threat groups. If an Industrial Control System (ICS) or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) network were to be compromised, threat actors could gain valuable information, disrupt services, and extort money from the providers. Also, customers are vulnerable

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