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Ransomware

Keeping you updated on the latest ransomware attack vectors, strains, decryptors, families and trends to help you avoid becoming infected.

Ransomware Attacks Using Extortion Tactics Reaches Critical Mass at 96% of all Attacks

New cyber attack data from 2022 is providing insight into what to expect in 2023, including ransomware campaigns.

Do Not Let Ransomware Steal the Show – Business Email Compromise Is the Biggest Threat You Must Prepare For!

When it comes to cybersecurity, ransomware is the rockstar of threats. But taking a peek behind the curtain, business email compromise (BEC) causes huge financial losses.

Do Not Fall Victim to Cyber Attacks – Find Out What the Latest Hiscox Report Reveals!

Insurance provider Hiscox has published its fifth annual cyber readiness report, which has some eye-opening statistics.

Ransomware Targets are Getting Larger and Paying More as Fewer Victims Are Paying the Ransom

New data showcasing the state of ransomware shows that while organizations are likely getting better at recovery (and not paying the ransom), cybercriminals are shifting focus to ensure ...

Ransomware Has SMBs Reprioritizing Their Cybersecurity Spending to Combat Attacks

New data shows that SMBs can clearly see where they have cybersecurity issues and are taking great strides to put their devoted budget to security technology and services that actually ...

[Eye Popper] Ransomware Victims Refused To Pay Last Year

Finally some good news from the ransomware front! Despite bad actors launching a number of ransomware campaigns throughout 2022, organizations refused to submit and paid criminals an ...

Cybercriminals Mimic Victim Website to Publish Exfiltrated Data on the Public Web

In a new twist, threat actors use a typo squatted domain name to increase the chances that stolen data will be seen by the general public after not being paid the ransom.

Government, Higher Ed, School Districts, and Healthcare Continue to be Victims of Ransomware Attacks

An analysis of the publicly-accessible data on ransomware attacks shows that these sectors that were a primary target of ransomware in 2021 continued as targets in 2022 to the same degree.

[Heads Up] Phishing Attacks Are Now The Top Vector For Ransomware Delivery

Phishing attacks are now the top vector for ransomware delivery, according to researchers at Digital Defense. Phishing emails can be highly tailored to specific employees in order to ...

These grim figures show that the ransomware problem isn't going away

ZDNet summarized the problem as follows: "Up to 1,981 schools, 290 hospitals, 105 local governments and 44 universities and colleges were hit with ransomware in the US alone during 2022, ...

[Eye Opener] Insurance policy doesn’t cover ransomware attack, Ohio Supreme Court says

Dec. 27, 2022, The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of an insurance company, determining that its contract to cover any direct physical loss or damage to property did not encompass ...

New Polymorphic Wiper Malware Leaves Attacked Environments “Unrecoverable”

As an apparent method of political commentary on the war in Ukraine, the new Azov wiper uses a mix of intermittent overwriting and trojanizing Windows binaries to annihilate its’ victims.

Ivanti Report Shows Cybersecurity Practitioners Concentrating on Right Threats

A recent Ivanti report shows cybersecurity practitioners getting more focused on the threat landscape, but defenders may need to hone their attention to focus on the right threats.

Hospitals Warned of Royal Ransomware Attacks by U.S. Department of Health

This brand new ransomware gang is on the attack and, despite them being new to the game, are coming out of the gate attacking the healthcare sector and asking for millions in ransom.

October and November Have Been the Two Busiest Months for Ransomware

Trending data going back to January of 2020 shows that ransomware attacks are continually increasing in number with unusual highs in the 4th quarter.

[On-Demand] Ransomware, Ransom-war and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked

Ransomware strikes organizations almost every two seconds. Tales of bad actors doing their worst fill the InfoSec news cycle, but what happens when the hackers get hacked?

New Threat Group Already Evolves Delivery Tactics to Include Google Ads

Delivering an equally new Royal ransomware, this threat group monitored by Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence has already shown signs of impressive innovation to trick victims.

Ransomware Attacks on Holidays and Weekends Increase and Take a Greater Toll on Organizations

With 97% of U.S. organizations experiencing a ransomware attack over a weekend or on a holiday, the impacts on response and recovery time are material, including loss of revenue.

A Recent, Complex, Ransomware Campaign

Microsoft has observed a threat actor that’s been running a phishing campaign since August 2022. The threat actor, which Microsoft tracks as “DEV-0569,” is using phishing emails to ...

10 Million Health Records from Australian Insurer Medibank are Leaked After Refusing to Pay the Ransom

The aftermath of a ransomware attack last month demonstrates just how bad an attack can get when the cybercriminals don’t get what they want.


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