Chalk up one for the good guys. U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. In connection with the seizure, a Canadian national suspected of extorting … Continue reading →
By Kelly Sheridan – Ransomware, already a major enterprise threat, is growing more problematic as operators brainstorm new ways to make their attacks easier to launch and more devastating for victims. Mitchell Clarke and Tom Hall, both principal incident response … Continue reading →
Ransomware became deadly in 2020. Healthcare facilities were attacked at an alarming rate, including one incident in Germany that lead to a patient death when an attack locked critical systems and a woman needing critical care was turned away. She died after … Continue reading →
Not sure I believe this but… One of the most active and notorious data-stealing ransomware groups, Maze, says it is “officially closed.” The announcement came as a waffling statement, riddled with spelling mistakes and published on its website on the … Continue reading →
With so much remote work in play now and for the foreseeable future your Network Security Appliance and SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers unveiled third-quarter threat intelligence collected by the company’s more than 1 million global security sensors. Year-to-date findings through … Continue reading →
Imagine a thief walks into your home and rummages through your personal belongings. But instead of stealing them, he locks all your valuables into a safe and forces you to pay a ransom for the key to unlock the safe. … Continue reading →
Plan for your organisation to become the victim of a ransomware or malware attack, even if you think it’s extremely unlikely you’ll be targeted because having an incident response plan will greatly reduce the impact if the worst happens. The … Continue reading →
MATTHEW JERZEWSKI – Ransomware has been around for decades going back all the way to 1989. Since then it has only magnified in scope and complexity. Now at a time when working remotely is becoming more universal and the world is … Continue reading →
Bob Zukis – Cybercriminals have figured out that fencing stolen data is a lot more work than just holding it hostage. It also doesn’t pay as well. Ransomware is a rapidly growing cyber threat, and attacks overall were up 25% in … Continue reading →
Because there wasn’t enough going on, now we get this. Just another example of miscreants taking advantage because they can’t earn a living legitimately. By Charlie Osborne – A new strain of ransomware is being deployed in attacks created off the … Continue reading →