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According to a new report, no two criminal groups deploy the infamous REvil ransomware variant identically, adding to the challenge for those tasked with detecting and responding to such attacks. The new study from Sophos details the activity of the affiliates who license the malware itself and handle the break-ins. This ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model now accounts for the majority of attacks in the wild. Initial network access could come from brute-forcing internet-facing services like VPNs, RDP, VNC, and cloud-based…

The Avaddon ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys to allow victims to recover their files for free. Good news for the victims of the Avaddon ransomware gang, the cybercrime group has shut down its operations and provided the decryption keys to BleepingComputer website. The group has also shut down its servers and deleted profiles on hacking forums, they also shut down their leak site. This morning, BleepingComputer received a…

A data breach at a Volkswagen vendor has impacted millions of customers and prospective car purchasers across North America.  The breach occurred after information gathered by the vendor between 2014 and 2019 for sales and marketing purposes was stored electronically in an unsecured file for years.  The majority of the individuals whose data was compromised were potential buyers or current customers of luxury car brand Audi. The Volkswagen Group formed Audi in 1969 after it bought the Auto Union…

Ransomware group REvil has claimed responsibility for a recent cyber-attack on a multinational renewable energy company based in the United States. Invenergy LLC, which is headquartered in Chicago, launched an investigation after unauthorized activity was detected on some of its systems. In a statement issued on Friday, the company said: “At no time were Invenergy’s operations impacted and no data was encrypted.”  Invenergy added that it was complying with data breach disclosure regulations and that it “has…

Two experts are concerned that employees are no match for nation-state spy services tasked with obtaining a company’s vital intellectual property. Image: Yuichiro Chino/Moment/Getty Images Companies—large and small—need to be aware of espionage threats. If that seems a bit overboard, consider the dramatic increase in the number of incidents related to geopolitical cybercrime. “Many authoritarian governments are doing everything they can, including using their spy services, to build successful businesses and grow their economies,” explained…