Multiple government sites in Ukraine were shut down on January 13, 2022, the result of a large-scale cyberattack by the WhisperGate malware. Microsoft Intelligence named this activity "DEV-0586" and identified it as destructive malware that used to be ransomware. Its main purpose is to disrupt the system and damage files beyond the possibility of their recovery.
Pandora ransomware has hit the Japan-based DENSO Corporation, one of the largest automotive parts manufacturers in the world. DENSO — which has more than 200 subsidiaries, almost 170,000 employees, and an annual revenue of over $44 billion — provides parts to Toyota, who just dealt with their own cyberattack, as well as Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and others.
The Lapsus$ ransomware group has attacked Samsung Electronics, and leaked 190 GB of data — including the source code of bootloaders, activation servers, and trusted applets.
Expeditors, a global logistics giant and top-five freight management company by revenue, recently suffered a cyberattack. The incident appears to involve ransomware.
Storm Ylenia caused chaos in Germany last week, bringing gale-force winds that toppled trees, caused power outages, and even forced the shutdown of long-distance trains in seven of the country's states.
Vodafone Portugal, a subsidary of UK-based Vodafone Group, has had to take their networks offline after they became the victim of a cyberattack.
Famed rock star Ozzy Osbourne recently announced a new NFT project by the name of CryptoBatz. After a change in promotional URLs, phishers were able to steal more than $40,000 from over 1,300 unsuspecting collectors looking to buy NFTs from CryptoBatz.
A new infostealer called BHUNT is looting cryptocurrency wallet contents, passwords, and security phrases.
The infamous FIN8 hacking group appears to be entering the ransomware space with a new ransomware strain dubbed White Rabbit.
An unknown entity was recently found to be targeting cybersecurity researchers and developers with malware-laced versions of dnSpy, a popular debugger and .NET assembly editor.
A ransomware attack against Portuguese media group Impresa has taken offline SIC, the country's largest TV channel, as well as the weekly newspaper Expresso.
Multi-national logistics giant Hellmann Worldwide Logistics recently reported a cyberattack on their infrastructure.