Lockbit ransomware group claims to have ransomed Elektrizitätswerk Wanfried von Scharfenberg KG.

EW Wanfried is an electric company.

They have attacked critical infrastructure.

We've updated the vx-underground malware sample collection. We have added new samples for the following families:

- RtPOS
- SysJoker
- StrifeWater
- Micropsia
- zLoader
- LokiBot
- AgentTesla
- StrRAT
- CoinStomp

Check it out here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Families/

AtlasOS, a modified version of Windows 10, is being discussed on YouTube. AtlasOS is described as a "transparent and streamlined modification of Windows".

AtlasOS is designed for gamers. To improve Windows they have removed Windows Defender, Restore Points, and Security Updates

tl;dr epic gamer move - remove all security features to get 10 extra frames on Fortnite

The very second we mention video games in conjunction with cyber security this is what we see

We've updated the vx-underground malware sample collection. We have added new samples for the following families:

- Emotet
- NjRAT
- Android.Flubot
- Vidar
- Android.Medusa
- Conficker
- HawkeyeKeyLogger
- Qakbot
- XRat

Check it out here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Families/

We at vx-underground demand the immediate arrest of all people between the ages of 13 and 19 - especially if they are into anime.

Being a teenager is illegal and for nerds.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/25/mandiant_rsa_teenage_hackers/

Today Lockbit ransomware group ransomed a day care center. When Lockbit ransomware group administration discovered the victim they issued an apology and claim to have fired the affiliate.

"I am ashamed" - Lockbit administration

We've updated the vx-underground malware sample collection - 32,217 malicious binaries are now available for bulk download.

Artwork via CallMeSirGus

Download the samples here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Blocks/

Jack Teixeira, the individual who leaked sensitive United States military documents onto a Minecraft Discord, had bullet proof opsec.

Also, Jack Teixeira asks random nerd on Discord to help delete evidence to help him evade the United States government.

Plot twist: random Discord nerd does not delete evidence

We've updated the vx-underground malware sample collection. We have added new samples for the following families:

- Emotet
- Redline
- CactusRansomware
- Netwalker
- Kovter
- AsyncRAT
- BitRAT
- DCRat
- Darkbit
- ChaosRansomware

Check it out here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Families/

Today the United States Navy unveiled its newest supercomputer. It is named Nautilus.

- Peak performance: 8.2 petaFLOPS
- 176,128 processor cores
- 382TB of RAM
- 26 Petabytes of storage
- 48 GPU Nodes

tl;dr this supercomputer is capable of running 2 instances of Cyberpunk 2077.

We've updated the vx-underground malware source code collection. We've added Panel.Babuk and Panel.Monti.

The backend code for Babuk and Monti (affiliates, pages, login, etc). were leaked by a drunk person online.

Special thanks to 3xp0rtblog for the information

Check it out here: https://github.com/vxunderground/MalwareSourceCode

Moments ago ALPHV ransomware group published an article titled "Western Digital Chronicles II: The Weekly Descent into Oblivion".

Words cannot describe how incomprehensibly vile and ruthless ALPHV is acting. We have not seen such ruthlessness since Mespinoza ransomware group.

This morning Lockbit ransomware group ransomed a church in Greenville, South Carolina.

This does not appear to violate their rules set for affiliates. They no longer make exemptions for non-profits or religious organizations.

Information via AlvieriD

We've updated the vx-underground malware sample collection. We have added new samples for the following families:

- Emotet
- CobaltStrike
- HermeticWiper
- RedLine
- RaccoonStealer
- Ousaban
- CyclopsBlink
- ArkeiStealer
- AgentTesla

Check it out here: https://samples.vx-underground.org/samples/Families/

We've updated The Old New Thing archive for April, 2023.

Have a nice day. Enjoy your Sunday.

Link: https://www.vx-underground.org/the_old_new_thing.html

American cellular service provider T-mobile has announced it has been breached... again (and again (August, 2018), again (November, 2019), again (March, 2020), again (December, 2020), again (February, 2021), again (August, 2021), again (April, 2022), again (February, 2023).

We forgot the ending ')' - had to type 'again' so many times we got lost in space and time

Big shoutout to "Steph441" for selling Black Mass Volume 1 for $14.98 on Ebay.

We sell it on Amazon for $8.

It is nice of you to scalp us, while we make almost zero money.