Tag: Avaddon
Rook Ransomware (RaaS): The latest kid on the block with an attitude.
Published 3 months ago
Rook, the latest kid on the block for ransomware operations, first appeared on VirusTotal on 26 November 2021. Since its discovery, Rook has claimed its victims across verticals like Banking, Finance, Technology and Aerospace and they have been announced on their TOR site. Like most ransomware operations, Rook utilizes a ‘double extortion’ approach to force …
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Understanding the Avaddon Ransomware: Is your organization equipped to stop zero-day threats?
Published 11 months ago
Recently, The Financial Times reported that Asian subsidiaries of a French Global insurance company were hit by a latest ransomware attack known as Avaddon. Attackers seized 3TB of data, impacting IT operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines, taking hold of sensitive information like medical records and hospital data. What is Avaddon ransomware …