• Ransomware activity is back on track despite law enforcement efforts
• Only 45% of organizations use MFA to protect against fraud
• NiceCurl and TameCat Custom Backdoors Leveraged by Damselfly APT
• Belgium’s Aikido Lands $17M Series A for its Security Platform Aimed at Developers
• HijackLoader Evolves with New Evasion Techniques
• Organizations Patch CISA KEV List Bugs 3.5 Times Faster Than Others, Researchers Find
• Finland Warns of Android Malware Attacks Breaching Bank Accounts
• Law Enforcement Seized LockBit Group’s Website Again
• BlackBasta claims Synlab attack, leaks some stolen documents
• LayerX Raises $26 Million for its Browser Security Platform
• Cisa Warned 1,750 Organizations of Ransomware Vulnerabilities Last Year. Only Half Took Action.
• European Raids Shut Down Call Centers Used to ‘Shock and Cheat’ Victims
• Crypto Recovery Scams – And How They Add Insult to Injury

Despite significant disruptions for high-profile ransomware gangs LockBit and BlackCat, Q1 2024 became the most active first quarter ever recorded — a 21% increase over Q1 2023, according to Corvus Insurance. In January, Corvus reported that global ransomware attacks in 2023 set a record high, surpassing 2022 by close to 70%. The Q1 Ransomware Report shows that 2024 is picking up right where 2023 left off. According to the data, 1,075 leak site ransomware victims …