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Dallas Police Department is the Latest Victim of a Ransomware Attack

Unfortunately ransomware attacks have taken another victim. The City of Dallas recently confirmed that their police department suffered a ransomware attack. This attack shutdown essential ...
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Ransomware Attacks Surge 91% in a Single Month to Reach an All-Time High

March saw a huge jump in ransomware compared to January and February, signifying that organizations should expect to see a lot more of these attacks this year.
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Despite a Majority of Organizations Believing They’re Prepared for Cyber Attacks, Half Were Still Victims

A new survey points to an overconfidence around organization’s preparedness, despite admitting to falling victim to ransomware attacks – in some cases multiple times.
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Organizations Have No Idea of a Data Breach’s Root Cause in 42% of Reported Cases

New data shows how poorly organizations are at identifying – let alone removing – an attacker's foothold, putting themselves at continued risk of further attacks and data breaches.
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More Companies with Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without

In an interesting twist, new data hints that organizations with cyber insurance may be relying on it too much, instead of shoring up security to ensure attacks never succeed.
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Top Takeaways You Could be Missing Out on my Upcoming Ransomware Master Class

There is no doubt that ransomware is one of the top cybersecurity challenges of our lifetime. Survey after survey has revealed senior management and IT employees from the top on down, ...
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FBI: 870 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Were the Victim of Ransomware in 2022

The FBI’s newly-released report shows just how ransomware continues to plague critical infrastructure sectors, despite the U.S. government’s recent efforts to stop these attacks.
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[On-Demand] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger Grimes Teaches Ransomware Mitigation

Cybercriminals have become thoughtful about ransomware attacks; taking time to maximize your organization’s potential damage and their payoff. Protecting your network from this growing ...
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How Long Does It Take To Recover From a Ransomware Attack?

When I was in my 30s, I woke up one morning with a terrible pain shooting down one side of my back and around the side. The pain was so terrible, I could barely move, and was only able to ...
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Scareware From a Phony Ransomware Group

BleepingComputer reports that a cybercriminal gang is sending phony ransomware threats to prior victims of ransomware attacks. The gang, which calls itself “Midnight,” claims to have ...
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Latitude Forced To Stop Adding New Customers in Aftermath of Breach

Looks like Latitude Finance is trying to give consumers more "latitude" in their exposure to cyber risks. The Australian finance company admittedly fell victim to an attack that has ...
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Ransomware Data Theft Extortion Goes up 40% to 70% From ‘21 to ’22

A report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 found that data theft extortion occurred in 70% of ransomware attacks in 2022, compared to 40% in 2021. The researchers examined the four most ...
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Phishing Attacks Top List of Initial Access Vectors with Backdoor Deployment as Top Objective

New data looking back at the cyber attacks observed in 2022 shows that phishing continues to dominate as initial access brokers seem to be growing their business using backdoors.
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Newest FBI Report Shows $10B in Losses Last Year Due to Internet Scams

The 2022 Internet Crime Report by the FBI reported at least $10.3 billion in losses due to internet scams last year.
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The Education Sector Must Act Now

The education sector remains vulnerable as ransomware shame sites continue to feature teaching institutions from around the world. Some of the latest victims were universities from ...
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Three-Quarters of Vulnerabilities Used in Ransomware Attacks Were Discovered Before 2020

Despite a lot of focus on phishing and remote access as initial access vectors, new data shows the use of vulnerabilities is not only on the rise, but simply isn’t being properly ...
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Coping With “Double-Extortion” Royal Ransomware

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI last week issued a joint advisory on Royal ransomware. Royal is noteworthy for its ability to disable various ...
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Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Infrastructure Climb 87% Despite Security Improvements to ICS Environments

Since the goal of ransomware is to initially disrupt operations, the targeting of industrial control systems has been an increasing focus for specific ransomware groups.
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CISA's latest ransomware warning promotes fighting social engineering at the top of the document, once again

So, today CISA released another ransomware notice. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security that is ...
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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.
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