The shutdown may indicate an exit scam, with the affiliate claiming they still have critical data from Optum and other providers, while ALPHV/BlackCat has shut down its negotiation sites and messaging platform.
MC2 Security Fund, a growth equity fund and affiliate of The Chertoff Group, has completed its acquisition of managed security services provider Trustwave. Trustwave specializes in managed detection and response, cyber advisory services, database security, and penetration testing. The company offers comprehensive offensive and defensive cybersecurity services. Investment group MC2 makes private-equity investments in high-growth […]
ShadowSyndicate is believed to be an initial access broker (IAB) or an affiliate working with multiple ransomware operations, including Quantum, Nokoyawa, BlackCat/ALPHV, Clop, Royal, Cactus, and Play, based on evidence found by researchers.
A new ransomware family dubbed 3AM has emerged in the threat landscape. It was detected in an attack by a LockBit affiliate who attempted to deploy the ransomware when LockBit was blocked on the targeted network. Diving in details It begins with the use of the gpresult command to retrieve the policy settings for a […]