Digital It is this combination of attractiveness to affiliates and an ability to avoid costly mistakes that seems to be behind its success this year. The post Identity Attack Watch: June 2022 appeared first on Semperis. Media Monitoring, Data When the groups revenue dried up its leaders allegedly hatched a plot to retire the brand by dispersing its members into other ransomware gangs like BlackBasta, BlackByte, KaraKurt, Hive and ALPHV, and then faking its own death. Finally, industrial network administrators using Siemens SINEC network management system who havent upgraded the suite to the latest version better do so fast. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. The gang would certainly have known this would happen, but presumably it only had to last long enough to gather the attention it needed in order to impact negotiations. $(document).ready(function () { However, despite some of these events, it is likely that the number of ransomware attacks will continue increasing until Q4 2022, as new groups are created and begin gaining popularity. Intelligence, Weekly Intelligence });
A Quebec court has approved a $200 million settlement of a class-action breach of privacy lawsuit against Montreals Desjardins Group. Out of an abundance of self interest, ransomware has always conspicuously avoided attacking targets in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, for example. on HIPAA FAIL: ~33% of Hospital Websites Send PII to Facebook. Microsoft recently warned that the BlackCat ransomware group is now targeting Exchange servers to gather Active Directory information needed to compromise the environment and drop file-encrypting payloads. Theyll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible. In this blog, well examine some of the most significant ransomware stories from this quarter, assess new trends affecting the ransomware threat landscape, and speculate on how these changes will likely affect the third quarter of 2022. Contis closure is also another important event that occurred in Q2 2022.
Claroty discovered these holes last year and notified Siemens. Protection, Social Media It stems from the theft of data of over 9 million current and former customers by an employee between 2017 and 2019. Activate Malwarebytes Privacy on Windows device. | Semperis, https://www.semperis.com/blog/identity-attack-watch-june-2022/, Cloud security best practices: A summer school district to-do list, AWS Adds More Tools to Secure Cloud Workloads, Alkira Partners With Fortinet to Secure Cloud Networks, CrowdStrike Expands Reach and Scope of CNAPP Capabilities, Google Delays Making Less Money Third-Party Cookie Ban on Hold, New Magecart campaigns target online ordering sites, Best ways to Create a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan, Bridging the security gap in continuous testing and the CI/CD pipeline, Code Tampering: Four Keys to Pipeline Integrity, Implementing Identity Access Prioritization and Risk-Based Alerting for High-Fidelity Alerts, CISO Talk Master Class Episode: Catch Lightning in a Bottle The Essentials: Bringing It All Together, MiCODUS Car Trackers are SUPER Vulnerable and Dangerous, How AI Secures the Future of Digital Payments, HIPAA FAIL: ~33% of Hospital Websites Send PII to Facebook, Solved: Subzero Spyware Secret Austrian Firm Fingered, Not-So-Secret Service: Text Retention and Deletion Policies, Add your blog to Security Bloggers Network. In Q2, we also saw many groups shut down their data-leak websites. He has a masters degree in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies, specialising in aesthetics and technology, and is a one-time winner of a kilogram of jelly beans.
You can get a comprehensive look at the data that we used to build this blog with a free7-day trial of SearchLighthere. Guide to Digital Risk, Resources Want to stay informed on the latest news in cybersecurity? These are the models RV-100W, 130, 130W and 215W. It isnt known how the latest campaign is spreading by email, text messages or other tactics. They claim that payments start at USD 1,000 and go up depending on how valuable the information is. Risk, Cyber They were infected with RSOCKS. Targeting increased over Q2 2022 in the majority of the nations. Daily Times.
The Conti ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group conducted a campaign that breached more than 40 organizations in one month at the end of 2021. LockBit had more than three times the number of victims as any other group. The victim has since appeared on the main ALPHV dark web leak site, which normally indicates they have resisted the pressure to pay a ransom. Conti still came in second, but unlike previous quarters, the second spot was tightly contested. This was likely Contis last reign at the top, as the group has now closed operations. We identified 80 security incidents during the month, resulting in 34,908,053 compromised records. Services, Online The Home of the Security Bloggers Network, Home Security Bloggers Network Identity Attack Watch: June 2022.
The bugs wont be fixed. Similarly, the way that ransomware is packaged and sold, and the ways that different affiliates break into networks and deploy ransomware vary little from one ransomware group to another, and evolve slowly. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Q1 has historically been a quarter with low ransomware activity; therefore, it is not surprising that the number of ransomware attacks increased in Q2 2022. Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. Center, Intelligence The reason for Conti closing operations is unknown, but it is likely related to a leakage of internal chats that occurred in Q1 2022, where 60,000 internal messages from Conti were leaked. For those who havent got the message, you should be running version 1.0 SP2 Update 1 or higher of SINEC. While the Conti ransomware gang ceased operations, that does not mean that Conti members are no longer conducting malicious activities. Check out our MITRE ATT&CK Top performance! LockBit also said that Maksim Yakubets, an EvilCorp member, had their own affiliate program for a narrow circle of high class professionals. It included first and last names, dates of birth, social insurance. Ltd. Digital Shadows Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under No: 7637356. Last time that LockBit released a new and improved version of its ransomware, in July 2021, the group took over the ransomware threat landscape. The rollback feature is dependent on activity monitoring available in Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response. Such innovation is nothing newransomware gangs experiment with new ideas all the time. The attack caused a large-scale outage of online services. When the timer on LockBits site reached zero, the group released the alleged data, but it wasnt Mandiants data, rather, they were text files with a statement from LockBit.
The SINEC system manages internet-connected industrial networks running pipelines and factories.
Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com.
Decrypter work, stolen data is deleted.
Several factors are likely to affect the number of ransomware activity in Q3 and Q4 2022, such as Contis closure and multiple sites shutting down.
In this case the experiment appears to have been unsuccessful. The amount of remuneration varies from $1000 to $1 million. A new ransomware campaign going after vulnerable QNAP network-attached storage devices has been spotted. The Malwarebytes Anti-Malware technology detects malicious files, browser modifications, and system modifications on Windows PCs using a combination of signature-based and signatureless technologies. LockBit created a countdown timer before the data was leaked, as the group usually does to give victims some time to respond, but for Mandiant, the posts timer was set to expire on the same day the company was named. In this final section, we will examine the events that are most likely to change the ransomware threat landscape in the upcoming quarter, as well as include projections for the next two quarters. Data was copied by an unnamed staffer in the marketing department onto a USB stick and then allegedly sold to a private lender. There were also some groups who experienced less activity due to closures, such as Conti (37.4% decrease) and Hive Leaks (29.7%), who are believed to be linked to Conti. New groups that emerged and created data-leak sites included Black Basta, Mindware, Cheers, RansomHouse, Industrial Spy, Yanluowang, Onyx, NOKOYAWA, and DarkAngels.
Some noticeable increases came from Alphv (117.9% increase), Vice Society (100%), and LockBit (13.8%). By doing so, EvilCorp would have been able to avoid sanctions placed on the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As expected, the last public vestige of the Conti ransomware gang, its leak site, disappeared in June, after a few weeks of inactivity. One event that is likely to have a big impact in Q3 2022 is the release of LockBits new ransomware variant (LockBit 3.0). This discovery was particularly threatening for LockBit, as any links to EvilCorp could result in U.S. victims refusing to make ransom payments, cutting profits in the groups biggest target region. $(".currentYear").text(year);
All Rights Reserved. The botnet is known as RSOCKS. Unusually, LockBit hit the headlines in June with some obvious publicity seeking. New samples of the groups ransomware suggest that REvil may have attempted to make a return. The ransom note for LockBits new variant claims that LockBit 3.0 is the worlds fastest and most stable ransomware, and the group created new dark web sites for LockBit 3.0, which allows for the use of the Zcash cryptocurrency for payments.
Conti has been one of the most active ransomware groups since the creation of data-leakage websites and double extortion in early 2020. Users in cybercriminal forums were initially skeptical of LockBits new bug bounty program. However, incidents involving extortion groups are excluded from the numbers reported in this blog. The new programs and features released by LockBit could also inspire other groups to follow in their footsteps, depending on the success of their new offerings.
ITWorldcanada.com is the leading Canadian online resource for IT professionals working in medium to large enterprises. You can find the full list below, broken down into categories. This was a formidable record to beat, as Conti had reached close to 900 victims during its lifetime. However, this return wasnt highly successful, as the group failed to post more than five victims during the quarter. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click full-screen to enable volume control. Ransomware has been more-or-less feature complete for a number of years, and most RaaS offerings have very similar capabilities. There are no workarounds. The most active area of innovation in the last few years appears to be how gangs operate as a business, and in how they put pressure on victims to pay a ransom. Im Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. and domains, Reducing your Attack Surface - vulnerabilities, open ports, and weak The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged agencies and private organizations that use the Microsoft Exchange cloud email platform to switch from legacy authentication models to Modern Auth (Active Directory Authentication Library and OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication) to guard against password spray attacks. Luke Irwin is a writer for IT Governance. Vice Society, which exploits known vulnerabilities on unpatched systemsincluding the PrintNightmare flawclaimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Palermo, Italy. To help IT pros better understand and guard against attacks involving AD, the Semperis Research Team offers this monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks that used AD to introduce or propagate malware. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. var year = d.getFullYear(); Black Basta has been one of the most successful newcomers, coming in 4th for the largest number of victims in the quarter. This statement denied Mandiants claims of EvilCorp working with LockBit. Protection, Third Party The month was also notable for the disappearance of Conti, and the large number of attacks by groups alleged to have links with the disbanded group. Shadows Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We also observed many new tools being used to gain initial access and conduct attacks. Rather, it is likely that Conti members broke down into smaller ransomware and extortion groups and will continue launching attacks under different names. Last updated: July 6, 2022. The technology sector saw a 117.9% increase in targeting, healthcare organizations had more than twice the number of victims compared to the last quarter (136.8% increase), and government entities experienced an increase in targeting by 56%. This increase was caused by an overall higher level of activity by most groups. The bugs wont be fixed. All Rights Reserved.
Affiliates are asked if you do not find one of your favorite features, please inform us, and told that it is very important for us to know about all our strengths and weaknesses. It says we have never cheated anyone and always fulfill our agreements. Despite Conti departing this quarter, we saw the creation of many new groups that are likely to rival for that now-open second place spot that Conti had held for nearly a year.
A Quebec court has approved a $200 million settlement of a class-action breach of privacy lawsuit against Montreals Desjardins Group. Out of an abundance of self interest, ransomware has always conspicuously avoided attacking targets in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, for example. on HIPAA FAIL: ~33% of Hospital Websites Send PII to Facebook. Microsoft recently warned that the BlackCat ransomware group is now targeting Exchange servers to gather Active Directory information needed to compromise the environment and drop file-encrypting payloads. Theyll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible. In this blog, well examine some of the most significant ransomware stories from this quarter, assess new trends affecting the ransomware threat landscape, and speculate on how these changes will likely affect the third quarter of 2022. Contis closure is also another important event that occurred in Q2 2022.
Claroty discovered these holes last year and notified Siemens. Protection, Social Media It stems from the theft of data of over 9 million current and former customers by an employee between 2017 and 2019. Activate Malwarebytes Privacy on Windows device. | Semperis, https://www.semperis.com/blog/identity-attack-watch-june-2022/, Cloud security best practices: A summer school district to-do list, AWS Adds More Tools to Secure Cloud Workloads, Alkira Partners With Fortinet to Secure Cloud Networks, CrowdStrike Expands Reach and Scope of CNAPP Capabilities, Google Delays Making Less Money Third-Party Cookie Ban on Hold, New Magecart campaigns target online ordering sites, Best ways to Create a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan, Bridging the security gap in continuous testing and the CI/CD pipeline, Code Tampering: Four Keys to Pipeline Integrity, Implementing Identity Access Prioritization and Risk-Based Alerting for High-Fidelity Alerts, CISO Talk Master Class Episode: Catch Lightning in a Bottle The Essentials: Bringing It All Together, MiCODUS Car Trackers are SUPER Vulnerable and Dangerous, How AI Secures the Future of Digital Payments, HIPAA FAIL: ~33% of Hospital Websites Send PII to Facebook, Solved: Subzero Spyware Secret Austrian Firm Fingered, Not-So-Secret Service: Text Retention and Deletion Policies, Add your blog to Security Bloggers Network. In Q2, we also saw many groups shut down their data-leak websites. He has a masters degree in Critical Theory and Cultural Studies, specialising in aesthetics and technology, and is a one-time winner of a kilogram of jelly beans.
You can get a comprehensive look at the data that we used to build this blog with a free7-day trial of SearchLighthere. Guide to Digital Risk, Resources Want to stay informed on the latest news in cybersecurity? These are the models RV-100W, 130, 130W and 215W. It isnt known how the latest campaign is spreading by email, text messages or other tactics. They claim that payments start at USD 1,000 and go up depending on how valuable the information is. Risk, Cyber They were infected with RSOCKS. Targeting increased over Q2 2022 in the majority of the nations. Daily Times.
The Conti ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group conducted a campaign that breached more than 40 organizations in one month at the end of 2021. LockBit had more than three times the number of victims as any other group. The victim has since appeared on the main ALPHV dark web leak site, which normally indicates they have resisted the pressure to pay a ransom. Conti still came in second, but unlike previous quarters, the second spot was tightly contested. This was likely Contis last reign at the top, as the group has now closed operations. We identified 80 security incidents during the month, resulting in 34,908,053 compromised records. Services, Online The Home of the Security Bloggers Network, Home Security Bloggers Network Identity Attack Watch: June 2022. The bugs wont be fixed. Similarly, the way that ransomware is packaged and sold, and the ways that different affiliates break into networks and deploy ransomware vary little from one ransomware group to another, and evolve slowly. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Q1 has historically been a quarter with low ransomware activity; therefore, it is not surprising that the number of ransomware attacks increased in Q2 2022. Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. Center, Intelligence The reason for Conti closing operations is unknown, but it is likely related to a leakage of internal chats that occurred in Q1 2022, where 60,000 internal messages from Conti were leaked. For those who havent got the message, you should be running version 1.0 SP2 Update 1 or higher of SINEC. While the Conti ransomware gang ceased operations, that does not mean that Conti members are no longer conducting malicious activities. Check out our MITRE ATT&CK Top performance! LockBit also said that Maksim Yakubets, an EvilCorp member, had their own affiliate program for a narrow circle of high class professionals. It included first and last names, dates of birth, social insurance. Ltd. Digital Shadows Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under No: 7637356. Last time that LockBit released a new and improved version of its ransomware, in July 2021, the group took over the ransomware threat landscape. The rollback feature is dependent on activity monitoring available in Malwarebytes Endpoint Detection and Response. Such innovation is nothing newransomware gangs experiment with new ideas all the time. The attack caused a large-scale outage of online services. When the timer on LockBits site reached zero, the group released the alleged data, but it wasnt Mandiants data, rather, they were text files with a statement from LockBit.
The SINEC system manages internet-connected industrial networks running pipelines and factories.
Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com.
Decrypter work, stolen data is deleted.
Several factors are likely to affect the number of ransomware activity in Q3 and Q4 2022, such as Contis closure and multiple sites shutting down.
In this case the experiment appears to have been unsuccessful. The amount of remuneration varies from $1000 to $1 million. A new ransomware campaign going after vulnerable QNAP network-attached storage devices has been spotted. The Malwarebytes Anti-Malware technology detects malicious files, browser modifications, and system modifications on Windows PCs using a combination of signature-based and signatureless technologies. LockBit created a countdown timer before the data was leaked, as the group usually does to give victims some time to respond, but for Mandiant, the posts timer was set to expire on the same day the company was named. In this final section, we will examine the events that are most likely to change the ransomware threat landscape in the upcoming quarter, as well as include projections for the next two quarters. Data was copied by an unnamed staffer in the marketing department onto a USB stick and then allegedly sold to a private lender. There were also some groups who experienced less activity due to closures, such as Conti (37.4% decrease) and Hive Leaks (29.7%), who are believed to be linked to Conti. New groups that emerged and created data-leak sites included Black Basta, Mindware, Cheers, RansomHouse, Industrial Spy, Yanluowang, Onyx, NOKOYAWA, and DarkAngels.
Some noticeable increases came from Alphv (117.9% increase), Vice Society (100%), and LockBit (13.8%). By doing so, EvilCorp would have been able to avoid sanctions placed on the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). As expected, the last public vestige of the Conti ransomware gang, its leak site, disappeared in June, after a few weeks of inactivity. One event that is likely to have a big impact in Q3 2022 is the release of LockBits new ransomware variant (LockBit 3.0). This discovery was particularly threatening for LockBit, as any links to EvilCorp could result in U.S. victims refusing to make ransom payments, cutting profits in the groups biggest target region. $(".currentYear").text(year);
All Rights Reserved. The botnet is known as RSOCKS. Unusually, LockBit hit the headlines in June with some obvious publicity seeking. New samples of the groups ransomware suggest that REvil may have attempted to make a return. The ransom note for LockBits new variant claims that LockBit 3.0 is the worlds fastest and most stable ransomware, and the group created new dark web sites for LockBit 3.0, which allows for the use of the Zcash cryptocurrency for payments. Conti has been one of the most active ransomware groups since the creation of data-leakage websites and double extortion in early 2020. Users in cybercriminal forums were initially skeptical of LockBits new bug bounty program. However, incidents involving extortion groups are excluded from the numbers reported in this blog. The new programs and features released by LockBit could also inspire other groups to follow in their footsteps, depending on the success of their new offerings.
ITWorldcanada.com is the leading Canadian online resource for IT professionals working in medium to large enterprises. You can find the full list below, broken down into categories. This was a formidable record to beat, as Conti had reached close to 900 victims during its lifetime. However, this return wasnt highly successful, as the group failed to post more than five victims during the quarter. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click full-screen to enable volume control. Ransomware has been more-or-less feature complete for a number of years, and most RaaS offerings have very similar capabilities. There are no workarounds. The most active area of innovation in the last few years appears to be how gangs operate as a business, and in how they put pressure on victims to pay a ransom. Im Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. and domains, Reducing your Attack Surface - vulnerabilities, open ports, and weak The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged agencies and private organizations that use the Microsoft Exchange cloud email platform to switch from legacy authentication models to Modern Auth (Active Directory Authentication Library and OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication) to guard against password spray attacks. Luke Irwin is a writer for IT Governance. Vice Society, which exploits known vulnerabilities on unpatched systemsincluding the PrintNightmare flawclaimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Palermo, Italy. To help IT pros better understand and guard against attacks involving AD, the Semperis Research Team offers this monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks that used AD to introduce or propagate malware. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. var year = d.getFullYear(); Black Basta has been one of the most successful newcomers, coming in 4th for the largest number of victims in the quarter. This statement denied Mandiants claims of EvilCorp working with LockBit. Protection, Third Party The month was also notable for the disappearance of Conti, and the large number of attacks by groups alleged to have links with the disbanded group. Shadows Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We also observed many new tools being used to gain initial access and conduct attacks. Rather, it is likely that Conti members broke down into smaller ransomware and extortion groups and will continue launching attacks under different names. Last updated: July 6, 2022. The technology sector saw a 117.9% increase in targeting, healthcare organizations had more than twice the number of victims compared to the last quarter (136.8% increase), and government entities experienced an increase in targeting by 56%. This increase was caused by an overall higher level of activity by most groups. The bugs wont be fixed. All Rights Reserved.
Affiliates are asked if you do not find one of your favorite features, please inform us, and told that it is very important for us to know about all our strengths and weaknesses. It says we have never cheated anyone and always fulfill our agreements. Despite Conti departing this quarter, we saw the creation of many new groups that are likely to rival for that now-open second place spot that Conti had held for nearly a year.