Use of Ransomware Data Leak Sites Begin to Slow Down?

New analysis of ransomware attacks by security vendor Digital Shadows in their Ransomware Q3 Roll Up highlights the current state of data leak site use with a peek into what may be to ...

Median Ransomware Payment Jumps 50% as Mid-Market Becomes More Targeted

Changes in attack tactics in the last quarter alone demonstrate a shift in focus for ransomware gangs, as the number of companies attacked with 100 to 1,000 employees grows.

FBI Warns that Financial Events are Occasions for Extortion

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that ransomware operators are targeting companies that are going through financial events. The timing is designed to elicit and ...

Ransomware 3.0: It Is About To Get Much Worse

If you think ransomware is bad, it is about to get much, much worse. What will ransomware gangs do? Just everything.

New Ransomware Variant Brings with it the Dawn of the Era of “Quintuple-Extortion”

A ransomware gang with a new variant is trailblazing us towards the future of ransomware by making threats that go well beyond the simple ransom transactions of yesterday.

Cybercriminal Group SnapMC Takes a Page from Ransomware Gangs in Data Breach-Turned-Extortion Attacks

New analysis of attacks shows threat actors that traditionally focus on stealing data are now utilizing extortion as their monetization strategy, converging tactics with ransomware ...

1 in 3 IT Organizations Have no Cyberattack Incident Response Plan

Despite increases in ransomware attacks, ransom amounts and how often payments are made, new data shows organizations aren’t responding in kind and putting incident response plans in ...

Two-Thirds of Organizations Have Been a Target of Ransomware

The latest data reveals ransomware’s pervasiveness throughout every industry, size, and type of organization, confirming its’ place as the number one cyberthreat today - and a glaring ...

U.S. Treasury Puts Out New Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments

An update to the October 2020 advisory, the U.S. Treasury warns companies to mitigate ransomware attacks rather than paying ransoms to threat actors that pose a threat to national ...

Hospitals Respond to Influx of Ransomware Attacks by Increasing Budgets

The ransomware onslaught on hospitals and healthcare organizations is being seen as the catalyst for boards to shift operational priorities and put more focus on cybersecurity initiatives.