Avaddon Ransomware Hits AXA
By Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY From September 2020 to May 2021, the Arete Incident Response (IR) practice responded
Colonial Pipeline Breached by Darkside Ransomware Group
On Saturday May 8, US Colonial Pipeline announced that they were victim of a ransomware attack that affected their network on
Codecov Bash Uploader Supply Chain Attack
By Arete Cyber Threat Intelligence Team EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On April 15, Codecov announced a compromise to its Bash Uploader (a software application
Microsoft Exchange Server Zero-Day Hack Insight
On March 2, 2021, Microsoft disclosed and provided security updates for four [4] critical vulnerabilities — CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and
Don’t Drink from That! Gootloader Watering Hole Leads to REvil Attack
By Arete Forensics Team REvil, more commonly referred to as Sodinokibi, is one of the most prolific ransomware threat groups currently
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
