Offline Ransomware Encrypts Your Data without C&C Comms

Early in September, Check Point obtained a sample of a ransomware. When the sample was run, the following message, written in Russian, appeared:  

BLINDINGCAN - Malware Used by Lazarus - - JPCERT/CC Eyes

CryptoMix: Avast adds a new free decryption tool to its collection

Know Thy Ransomware Response: A Detailed Framework for Devising Effective Ransomware Response Strategies

Information security breaches due to ransomware attacks - a systematic literature review - ScienceDirect

Ransomware Protection: How to Keep Your Data & Devices Safe - Proven Data

How a C2 Server is Leveraged in a Botnet Command and Control Attack, by Fikayo Adepoju, DNSFilter Blog

Applied Sciences, Free Full-Text

The state of Ransomware in 2015 – Fox-IT International blog

Ransomware Chronicle 2017 - Privacy PC

Analyzing the REvil Ransomware Attack

Ransomware Now Gunning for Your Web Sites – Krebs on Security

Repelling A Ransomware Attack: Noam Dror of HUB Security On The 5 Things You Need To Do To Protect Yourself Or Your Business From A Ransomware Attack, by Authority Magazine