By DAN GOODIN – Over the past five years, ransomware has emerged as a vexing menace that has shut down factories, hospitals, and local municipalities and school districts around the world. In recent months, researchers have caught ransomware doing something that’s potentially more sinister: … Continue reading →
By Wayne Rash – Ransomware can put you out of business. This type of malware attack can cost you your data, your cash and accounts and it can cost you your customers. And it may cost thousands of dollars in … Continue reading →
By DAVE JOHNSON – Unlike other types of malware, you can’t just clean up ransomware and go on with your day. A run-of-the-mill virus won’t destroy all your data and backups. That’s why ransomware is a hazard you need to prepare … Continue reading →
By Dan Kobialka – The FBI recently warned U.S. organizations about LockerGaga and MegaCortex ransomware attacks, according to BleepingComputer. It also provided tips to help organizations guard against LockerGaga and MegaCortex. LockerGaga and MegaCortex control an organization’s network via exploits, phishing attacks, SQL … Continue reading →
By Jai Vijayan – The surge in ransomware attacks on cities, municipalities, schools, and healthcare organizations this year is just a foretaste of what is likely come in 2020. Threat actors have sensed a very real opportunity to make big … Continue reading →
As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. To make matters worse, one ransomware gang has now … Continue reading →
By Mark Jones – It doesn’t matter if you’re working on a home computer with lots of sensitive documents and family photos, or if you’re a small business owner with years of client files and tax records. You’re likely storing … Continue reading →
By Catalin Cimpanu – ConnectWise, a Florida-based company that provides remote IT management solutions, is warning customers that hackers are targeting its software to gain access to client networks and install ransomware. ConnectWise Automate is a software package that lets IT … Continue reading →
The number of ransomware attacks on enterprises is up 500% from this time last year. Threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeted. Ransomware is a business, and these actors want to get paid. Researcher Madeline Cyr interviewed me to … Continue reading →
By Zack Whittaker – Shipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its systems were hit by a “malware attack that encrypted information” on its systems, more commonly known as ransomware. “At this … Continue reading →