Conflicts
OT/ICS cyber threats escalate as geopolitical conflicts intensify – Help Net Security
Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations surged by 87% over the past year, while new malware families designed specifically for OT environments emerged. These findings highlight a troubling trend: OT systems are increasingly becoming mainstream targets, and even sophisticated threat actors use relatively unsophisticated tactics to infiltrate and disrupt industrial operations. State-sponsored groups embed themselves in…
Leaked Black Basta Ransomware Chat Logs Reveal Inner Workings and Internal Conflicts
More than a year’s worth of internal chat logs from a ransomware gang known as Black Basta have been published online in a leak that provides unprecedented visibility into their tactics and internal conflicts among its members. The Russian-language chats on the Matrix messaging platform between September 18, 2023, and September 28, 2024, were initially…