#ransomware
Microsoft Takes Down Malware-Signing Service Behind Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft on Tuesday said it disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that weaponized the company's Artifact Signing system to deliver malicious code and conduct ransomware and other attacks, compromising thousands of machines and networks a…
Exposing Fox Tempest: A malware-signing service operation
Fox Tempest is a financially motivated threat actor operating a malware‑signing‑as‑a‑service (MSaaS) used by other cybercriminals, including Vanilla Tempest and Storm groups, to more effectively distribute malicious code, including ransomware. The post Exposi…
Microsoft Takes Down Fox Tempest for Providing Ransomware-Enabling Signing Tool
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has taken down the infrastructure of Fox Tempest, a prolific cybercrime-enabling threat group
Spear Phishing Market Size to Reach USD 6.36 Billion by 2035, Fueled by Rising Sophistication of Cyberattacks and Remote Work Adoption | Research by SNS Insider
The Europe spear phishing market is projected to grow from USD 0.52 billion in 2025 to USD 1.61 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 11.98%, driven by stringent cybersecurity regulations, growing AI-based threat detection adoption, and rising ransomware and business…
Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWor…