Rebranded Ransomware Gang Black Basta Now Targeting VMWare ESXi Servers

Uptycs Threat Research analysts revealed in a recent report that ransomware gang Black Basta has created ransomware binaries specifically targeting VMWare ESXi virtual machines which run on Linux servers. Most groups which are involved in enterprise ransomware attacks have zeroed in on ESXi virtual machines, because targeting these virtual machines enables ransomware groups to encrypt […]

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Step Up Security as Incidence of Cyber-Attacks Increase

Three prominent service providers in the cloud computing industry—Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud—have all made acquisitions to ramp up their cybersecurity capabilities over the past year.   These companies’ interest in enhancing their security expertise has become especially critical as hackers increase the frequency and scale of cyber-attacks against corporations and […]