Don’t Drink from That! Gootloader Watering Hole Leads to REvil Attack
By Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team REvil, more commonly referred to as Sodinokibi, is one of the most prolific ransomware threat
Darkside Ransomware: Caviar Taste on Your Big-Game Budget
By Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team Executive summary By all appearances, the proprietors of Darkside ransomware mean business. Big business. With their sights
Good Europol Hunting: How Do You Like Them Apples, Emotet?
On January 27, 2021, Europol announced that it had led a coordinated takedown of the Emotet infrastructure in collaboration with
Egregor: The Ghost of Soviet Bears Past Haunts On
By Adam Brown and Harold Rodriguez, Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team Ransomware variants come. Ransomware variants go. And while Egregor may
WastedLocker Ransomware Insights
Background On the December 5th, 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments against 17 individuals including 2 Russian nationals Maksim
The Road Back: Recovery from a Malware Attack in the Long Term
Arete's recommendations for recovering from a malware attack and prevent a future attack
Ransomware Decryptors for a (varying) fee
Ransomware attacks wreak havoc on business operations. Destroying recovery options, instilling fear and panic, and most often creating high levels
No One Is Immune to Cyberattacks
On December 8, 2020, the New York Times reported that FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE) was hacked. Moments later, almost every major news
Anti-virus or AI driven Endpoint Protection?
Stephen Ramey Arete investigates a lot of ransomware attacks. In fact, 90% of our business is helping organizations big and small,
Sodinokibi Labels Keys with “Black Lives Matter”
Arete's updated analysis of the Sodinokibi malware and observations of the threat actors touting the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement
