July 17, 2024 at 02:54AM Cybercrime group Scattered Spider has integrated ransomware strains RansomHub and Qilin in its activities, per Microsoft. Scattered Spider employs social engineering to breach and persist in targets, with a history of targeting VMWare ESXi servers. RansomHub, a widely used ransomware, has been linked to various threat actors. Microsoft urges security … Read more
November 16, 2023 at 04:56PM The FBI and CISA have released an advisory on the threat actor known as Scattered Spider. They collaborate with the ALPHV/BlackCat Russian ransomware operation and use social engineering, phishing, and SIM swapping to gain network access. The group consists of young English-speaking members and is known to target large organizations. … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 02:21PM Microsoft has identified the cyberattack group known as 0ktapus as one of the most dangerous financial criminal groups. The group, also referred to as Scatter Swine or Octo Tempest, uses advanced techniques such as adversary-in-the-middle tactics, social engineering, and SIM swapping. They have been involved in cryptocurrency theft, data-leak extortion, … Read more