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Threat Actor Update: IRIDUIM Attributed to Prestige Ransomware Campaign A ransomware campaign targeting transportation and logistics organizations in Ukraine and Poland has been attributed to a group called IRIDIUM. The ransomware campaign used a previously unidentified ransomware payload called ‘Prestige’ which was observed deployed on October 11th, 2022. The objective of the campaign was to cause disruption not financial gain. IRIDUIM is a Russia-based actor that overlaps with Sandworm and has been consistently active in Ukraine with IRIDIUM being linked to activity in March 2022 (1). Th...

Australia considers banning ransom payment There has long been a spirited debate about whether to pay a ransom. Some legitimately make the case that making these payments encourages and funds the ransomware industry. Others point out that not everyone gets their full data back. Others still emphasize that those companies that do pay are often

In recognition of Resilience's leadership, CEO Vishaal "V8" Hariprasad leads panel on combating global cyber crime initiatives in Geneva, and joining world leaders at the Annual Forum in Davos SAN

Incidents appear to have dropped off since 2021, according to new findings.

Canada is again one of more than two dozen countries meeting in Washington to discuss international co-operation on fighting ransomware. Dubbed the Counter Ransomware Initiative, it is the second closed-door two-day summit on ransomware convened by the United States, but this time representatives of IT companies will be there as well. They include Microsoft, Crowdstrike,