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Ransomware Tops IBMs List of Most Observed Attack Types with Sodinokibi Maintaining the Lead

In a new report from IBM Security, we get the opportunity to see exactly what kinds of attacks are succeeding, where are they happening, how they’re getting in, and what are the results.

78% of CISOs Say Attacks Have Increased as a Result of More Employees Working from Home

According to new data from VMware Carbon Black, the sophistication and impact of modern cyberattacks is causing CISOs to rethink how to secure the expanding attack surface.

Chinese Hacker Group Debuts After 3 Years of Testing with a Previously Unseen Backdoor Exploit

Dubbed ‘SharpPanda’, this Chinese APT group uses malicious Word docs, .RTF templates, and the RoyalRoad malware to install a powerful backdoor DLL giving them all kinds of access.

The Future Of Ransomware

Ransomware is pretty bad right now. It is taking down nearly any company and industry it can, targeting healthcare, energy infrastructure, and food supplies with equal aplomb. It takes ...

Phishing Trends Show Adult Themes Have Skyrocketed 974%

Phishing lures with adult themes have spiked over the past year, according to researchers at GreatHorn. The researchers explain that these emails are effective at getting people to click, ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from May: Including New Mobile-First Training Modules

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you that happened in the month of May.

Ransomware Attacks Run Rampant as Fujifilm Becomes the Next Victim

We just covered a recent story today that there was a ransomware attack on Steamship Authority. And like clockwork, another company becomes the next victim.

[REUTERS BREAKING NEWS] U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism

June 3, 2021 - 3:30PM EDT -- The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack ...

Everyone Has It Wrong. It Is Not Double Extortion, It Is Quintuple Extortion!

I keep seeing a new ransomware term, “double extortion” being discussed. It is the hot, new buzzword surrounding ransomware. This term attempts to summarize how ransomware is no longer ...