Latest Royal Ransomware news

Dallas says Royal ransomware breached its network using stolen account

The City of Dallas, Texas, said this week that the Royal ransomware attack that forced it to shut down all IT systems in May started with a stolen account.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2023
- 04:59 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - June 9th 2023 - It’s Clop... Again!

The week was dominated by fallout over the MOVEit Transfer data-theft attacks, with the Clop ransomware gang confirming that they were behind them.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 09, 2023
- 06:44 PM
- 0
Royal ransomware gang adds BlackSuit encryptor to their arsenal

The Royal ransomware gang has begun testing a new encryptor called BlackSuit that shares many similarities with the operation's usual encryptor.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 08, 2023
- 03:12 AM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - June 2nd 2023 - Whodunit?

It has been a fairly quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few reports released and no new significant attacks. However, we may have a rebrand in the making, and a ransomware operation is likely behind a new zero-day data-theft campaign, so we have some news to talk about.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 02, 2023
- 05:47 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - May 5th 2023 - Targeting the public sector

This week's ransomware news has been dominated by a Royal ransomware attack on the City of Dallas that took down part of the IT infrastructure.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 05, 2023
- 04:07 PM
- 0
City of Dallas hit by Royal ransomware attack impacting IT services

The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a Royal ransomware attack, causing it to shut down some of its IT systems to prevent the attack's spread.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 03, 2023
- 06:13 PM
- 8
March 2023 broke ransomware attack records with 459 incidents

March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks, an increase of 91% from the previous month and 62% compared to March 2022.
- Bill Toulas
- April 19, 2023
- 03:00 AM
- 0
FBI and CISA warn of increasing Royal ransomware attack risks

CISA and the FBI have issued a joint advisory highlighting the increasing threat behind ongoing Royal ransomware attacks targeting many U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, communications, and education.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 03, 2023
- 11:20 AM
- 0
Linux version of Royal Ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers

Royal Ransomware is the latest ransomware operation to add support for encrypting Linux devices to its most recent malware variants, specifically targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 05, 2023
- 10:15 AM
- 2
The Week in Ransomware - February 3rd 2023 - Ending with a mess

While the week started slowly, it turned into a big ransomware mess, with attacks striking a big blow at businesses running VMware ESXi servers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 03, 2023
- 07:47 PM
- 2
Ransomware access brokers use Google ads to breach your network

A threat actor tracked as DEV-0569 uses Google Ads in widespread, ongoing advertising campaigns to distribute malware, steal victims' passwords, and ultimately breach networks for ransomware attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 24, 2023
- 06:07 PM
- 2
Royal ransomware claims attack on Queensland University of Technology

The Royal ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a recent cyberattack on the Queensland University of Technology and begun to leak data allegedly stolen during the security breach.
- Bill Toulas
- January 03, 2023
- 11:40 AM
- 0
Royal ransomware claims attack on Intrado telecom provider

The Royal Ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyber attack against telecommunications company Intrado on Tuesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 28, 2022
- 01:40 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - December 23rd 2022 - Targeting Microsoft Exchange

Reports this week illustrate how threat actors consider Microsoft Exchange as a prime target for gaining initial access to corporate networks to steal data and deploy ransomware.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 23, 2022
- 03:51 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - December 9th 2022 - Wide Impact

This week has been filled with research reports and news of significant attacks having a wide impact on many organizations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 09, 2022
- 07:02 PM
- 0
US Health Dept warns of Royal Ransomware targeting healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new warning today for the country's healthcare organizations regarding ongoing attacks from a relatively new operation, the Royal ransomware gang.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2022
- 05:40 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - November 18th 2022 - Rising Operations

There have been some interesting developments in ransomware this week, with the arrest of a cybercrime ring leader and reports shedding light on two new, but up-and-coming, ransomware operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 18, 2022
- 05:13 PM
- 0
The Week in Ransomware - September 30th 2022 - Emerging from the Shadows

This week's news primarily revolves around LockBit, BlackMatter, and the rising enterprise-targeting Royal ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 30, 2022
- 04:48 PM
- 0
New Royal Ransomware emerges in multi-million dollar attacks

A new ransomware operation named Royal is quickly ramping up, targeting corporations with ransom demands ranging from $250,000 to over $2 million.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 29, 2022
- 10:32 AM
- 0