Tag: phobos

A new ransomware threat, dubbed Rast, has emerged targeting Chinese government and enterprises since December 2023. Written in Rust, Rast has infected over 6,800 terminals, successfully encrypting more than 5,700. The Rast gang, named after the ransomware, operates primarily between 20:00 and 05:00…

While overall activity levels dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2024, the number of claimed attacks remained high, with LockBit accounting for over 20%. The report explores the changing tactics employed by ransomware actors, including the exploitation of vulnerabilities, the use of Bring-Your…

This report discusses a case where a CoinMiner threat actor's proxy server, used to access an infected botnet, became the target of a ransomware threat actor's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) scan attack. The ransomware threat actor successfully breached the proxy server and distributed ransomware to…