[HEADS UP] Ransomware Attacks Skyrocket During COVID-19

2020 has been no match for organizations worldwide, including the significant increase of ransomware attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. As organizations continue to work in a remote ...

October 13, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[eSummit] Your Cybersecurity Awareness Month Action Plan

Cyber threat actors are getting more creative and more skilled at hacking the human. That's why we've created this cybersecurity eSummit to look at evolving attack techniques your end ...

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Attacks Will Keep Getting Worse

It may be time for organizations to stop paying the ransom when they sustain a ransomware attack, according to Caleb Barlow, CEO of CynergisTek. On the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast, ...

October 9, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

New Mount Ransomware Joins the Millionaires Club Demanding Seven Figure Ransoms

With ransoms as high as $2 Million, the cybercriminal group behind this new family of ransomware is setting the bar pretty high, all while being the “new kid on the block”.

October 3, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads up] Paying Ransomware Criminals Might Land You A Steep Federal Fine

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned multiple ransomware criminals over the last few years, most notably the Russian cybercrime syndicate ...

October 2, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Newly Relaunched ProLock Ransomware Seeks Ransoms as High as $3 Million

Seeing successful attacks as frequently as one per day, the creators of ProLock seek out larger organizations using the QBot trojan to infiltrate, spread throughout, and infect a network.

October 2, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Global Ransomware Attacks Increase by 715 Percent as Cybercriminals Capitalize on the Pandemic Opportunity

The massive rise in frequency is a signal that cybercriminals are not only finding their ransomware campaigns successful, but are also seeing increases in ransom amounts.

September 14, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Funds Transfer Fraud Has Increased 35% Since the Onset of COVID-19

With reported losses from thousands of dollars to well over $1 million, funds transfer fraud represents 27% of cyber insurance claims in 2020.

September 11, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Dominates 41% of all Cyber Insurance Claims in H1 2020

Just-released data from cyber insurer Coalition shows massive increases in both the frequency of ransomware attacks and the ransom demand with Maze and Ryuk leading the way.

September 8, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The New Version of Qbot Trojan Steals Damn Near Everything, Hijacks Email Threads to Spread Infection

Originally seen all the way back in 2008, this banking trojan is continuously being developed. Its latest iteration is downright nasty and has already infected 5% of all organizations ...

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