LATEST HEADLINES ; February 03, 2021Ransomware gangs made at least $350 million in 2020The figure was compiled by tracking transactions to blockchain addresses linked to ransomware attacks. Although Chainalysis possesses one of the ...February 04, 2021Blockchain transactions confirm murky and interconnected ransomware sceneCriminal gangs often use multiple ransomware strains and jump ship from one RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) to another, seeking better deals.February 05, 2021How data storage technology can overcome human vulnerabilities that open the door to ransomwareRansomware attacks dominated the cyber security landscape in 2020 and will remain a top threat in 2021, posing major challenges for both public ...February 01, 2021UK Research and Innovation suffers ransomware attackRansomware is a type of malware that is now often a culprit in attacks against the enterprise. Once ransomware has landed on a compromised system, it ...January 23, 2021Keizer was one of many cyber attack victims in 2020According to a report on the state of ransomware in the United States, Keizer was one of 113 federal state and municipal governments and agencies ...January 23, 2021Hospital in Belgium Forced to Redirect Patients Due to CyberattackThe actors haven't made any ransomware demands yet, so this may be another case of erroneous targeting. Center Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde ...January 23, 2021Maximum number of corporations assume they'll be hit by a security attack this yearPeeking at the kinds of dangers CISOs and CSO watch on the frontier, ransomware is considered to be the hugest reason for interest, with 46% of ...January 24, 2021Scottish Agency Network Remains Inaccessible Weeks After Ransomware AttackConti, a notable ransomware gang, published thousands of government files belonging to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after ...January 24, 20212020 Data Breaches Point to Cybersecurity Trends for 2021Other trends included a doubling of ransomware attacks from 2019 to 2020, and data breach severity rising. Here are some of the highlights from the ...January 22, 2021Why Attacks Still Get Through, Despite Billions Spent On SecurityRansomware can be spread through phishing emails with malicious attachments or by getting users to unknowingly download their malicious software ...January 22, 2021Security Monitoring: Four Policies MSPs Should ReviewIn these attacks, hackers use MSP credentials to access and spread ransomware to their clients, so offering the ability to monitor for and detect crypto- ...January 22, 2021New Cyber-attack Advice for European Hospitals"The fact that a ransomware attack could have taken place is usually a sign of one or more vulnerabilities in the [data] controller's system," state the ...January 15, 2021New Jersey City Utility Struggling With Costly CyberattackA ransomware attack against the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority Sept. 30 forced the public utility to spend roughly $500,000 after access to “vital” ...January 15, 2021Ransomware has MSPs in its sightsA top attack method is ransomware. Cyber criminals frequently use this technique to lock systems and exfiltrate data. In the case of an MSP, it starts ...January 11, 2021Top Five Common CISO Myths DebunkedThe latest strains of ransomware are also evasive, and they stay in victims' machines for months, scouting for crown jewels like intellectual property, ...January 12, 2021Intel adds hardware-based ransomware detection to 11th gen CPUsIntel TDT uses hardware telemetry to detect fileless malware, cryptomining, polymorphic malware, and ransomware in real-time based on CPU metrics ...January 12, 2021AKVA targeted by ransomware hackersIt has been blocked and so-called ransomware virus has now been introduced. “We have operations in ten countries, and various services. Some of the ...January 09, 20212020 Was a Bad Year for Ransomware. 2021 Will Be Worse.Ransomware—a form of malware that prevents a computer system from being used or its data from being retrieved, but with an offer to restore access ...January 10, 2021Seven cybersecurity predictions for 2021In 2020 researchers noted a surge in ransomware attacks, phishing, business email takeovers, spyware, and cryptocurrency theft. Not much has ...January 11, 2021Ransomware gang Ryuk thought to have pulled in US$150 millionDigital wallets bursting with ransom payments. One ransomware gang, Ryuk, is estimated to have netted over US$150 million (A$194 million) through its ... Hits: 257
