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Ryuk ransom note (Source: Coveware, Malwarebytes) Prolific Ryuk ransomware has a new trick up its sleeve. The developers behind the notorious strain of crypto-locking malware have given their attack code the ability to spread itself between systems inside an infected network. "A Ryuk sample with worm-like capabilities - allowing it to spread automatically within networks it infects - was discovered during an incident response handled by ANSSI in early 2021," according to a Ryuk report issued Thursday by CERT-FR, the French government's computer emergency readiness team that's part of the Nati...

“Currency generation operations will therefore likely increase over the next year to compensate for the economic downturn and serve as a lifeline for the country. Moreover, DPRK adversaries may increase economic espionage operations specifically focused against the agricultural sector in an attempt to steal technology that could ameliorate some of the effects of an impending food shortage,” the report said. “CrowdStrike Intelligence assesses that entities involved with the research, production or distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics will be at a high risk of North Korean targeted intru...

Insurers ‘funding organised crime’ by paying ransomware claims | Malware News Highlights: Insurers ‘funding organised crime’ by paying ransomware claims | Malware. Insurers inadvertently fund organized crime by paying out claims from companies that paid ransom money to regain access to data and systems after a hacking attack, warns the former UK cybersecurity official. Ciaran Martin, who headed the National Cyber ​​Security Center until August last year, said he feared the so-called ransomware “getting out of hand” and that there was a risk of NHS systems being affected during...

Insurers are inadvertently funding organised crime by paying out claims from companies who have paid ransoms to regain access to data and systems after a hacking attack, Britain’s former top cybersecurity official has warned. Ciaran Martin, who ran the National Cyber Security Centre until last August, said he feared that so-called ransomware was “close to getting out of control” and that there was a risk that NHS systems could be hit during the...

The year's biggest cyber security stories Bears, scares and ransomware . Well, what a year it's been. 2020 kicked off as it meant to go on, with news emerging from China of a new virus which lead to a swiftly imposed lockdown in the city of Wuhan. Looks grim, we thought, but it will probably peter out like previous viruses before it. How wrong we were. Here's a look back at the last 12 months as covered under Computing's Security tag. January Travelex's 2020 got off to a bad start, with a ransomware attack on New Years eve. Not that they admitted that, instead choosing the well-trodden deny,...