IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Strategic Risk Europe

In its simplest form, ransomware is malicious software that allows a hacker to restrict access to an individual's or company's vital information in …

InformationWeek

It's not going anywhere: Widely exploited bugs like MOVEit, leaks of stolen data, and rapid-fire escalation are keeping ransomware attacks as …

Help Net Security

Organizations still struggle with ransomware preparedness and must enhance strategies, particularly in data recoverability.

TechNative

When ransomware hijacks data, it prevents access to it, usually by encrypting all files. Access is then denied to everyone but the hacker. In some …

IT Security Guru

This follows reports of ransomware growth slowing at the end of 2022. Victims refusing to pay, higher security spending, or threat actors focusing on …

Computer Weekly

The UK government appears to have become entangled in a LockBit ransomware attack after data was leaked from a third-party supplier online.

Cyber Security Connect

A ransomware cyber attack can put a stranglehold on operations and have affected not only financial institutions and businesses but also healthcare …

CT Insider

Speaking generally about ransomware attacks, he said they are a cash grab and negotiations are similar to a hostage situation. “Ransomware is driven …

TechRadar

Unknown threat actors are targeting poorly protected Microsoft SQL servers, in an attempt to infect them with a new strain of ransomware.

Cyber Security News

Threat actors have been utilizing brute force attacks to compromise exposed MSSQL databases to distribute the FreeWorld ransomware.