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Sophos Links Mount Locker to Astro Locker Ransomware Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine Security experts have uncovered a series of close links between ransomware groups Mount Locker and Astro Locker Team, in a new report that will be of interest to incident responders. Sophos’ Managed Threat Response (MTR) team said it recently dealt with an attack that had all the TTPs of a Mount Locker operation. However, when it followed the link in the ransom note, the researchers were met by a ‘support’ team who introduced themselves as “Astro Locker Team.” On fur...

Research Details the Day-by-Day Unfolding of a Human-Operated Conti Attack Using Fileless Ransomware, Background on the Ransomware’s Behaviors, and Defender Advice   In a new three-part series of articles, Sophos researchers and incident responders unveil what really happens when attackers break into an organization’s network with the intention of stealing data and launching a Conti ransomware attack. Conti is a human-operated “double extortion” ransomware. The attackers steal data from their targets before encrypting it, and then threaten to expose the stolen information on the �...

Dilemma: What should I do if a practice staff member refuses the COVID-19 vaccine? Dr Peter Mackenzie and Ceylan Simsek from Medical Protection offer some guidance for GP partners on what to do if a member of their team has refused to have the COVID-19 vaccine. by Dr Peter Mackenzie and Ceylan Simsek (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images News) Sign in to continue Free email bulletins

Sophos researchers have in a three-part series of articles, unveiled what happens when attackers break into an organisation’s network with the intention of stealing data and launching a Conti ransomware attack. Conti ransomware, a human-operated “double extortion” attack allows for the theft of data from a targeted group(s) before encrypting it and then threaten to expose the stolen information on the “Conti News” site if the organisation doesn’t pay the ransom. Sophos’ 24/7 incident response team, Sophos Rapid Response, was called in to contain, neutralize and investigate the...

Ransomware attackers recently infiltrated an unnamed company in part by compromising the admin account of a deceased employee who had passed away three months earlier. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) A recent ransomware attack highlight the dangers of extraneous accounts sitting on your network – particularly those belonging to former employees. Standard cyber hygiene calls for the purging of employees’ credentials accounts from a corporate network once they quit or are fired from their position. And on those occasions in which an employee dies...