IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

September 9, 2023
NEWS

The Week in Ransomware – September 8th 2023 – Conti Indictments – Bleeping Computer

It started as a slow ransomware news week but slowly picked up pace with the Department of Justice announcing indictments on TrickBot and Conti …

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6 stages of the ransomware lifecycle – TechTarget

Understanding the main phases of the ransomware lifecycle, from distribution to resolution, can help security teams understand how to best guard …

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Cisco warns of VPN zero-day exploited by ransomware gangs – Bleeping Computer

Last month, BleepingComputer reported that the Akira ransomware gang was breaching corporate networks almost exclusively through Cisco VPN devices …

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Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Ransomware Conspiracies in Middle TN

MIDDLE TENNESSEE – Three indictments were unsealed yesterday charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Conti ransomware and …

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10 antimalware tools for ransomware protection and removal – TechTarget

The number of known malware threats is skyrocketing. Learn the role of ransomware protection and removal tools, and examine the pros and cons of …

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Cisco ASA Zero-Day Exploited in Akira Ransomware Attacks – SecurityWeek

Cisco ASA Zero-Day Exploited in Akira Ransomware Attacks. Cisco is warning of a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco ASA and FTD that can be exploited …

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US hospitals paid $100M to Russian ransomware hackers

The FBI has been investigating the ransomware gang for years, and the Justice Department indicted nine members on Sept.

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Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Connection with Trickbot … – Homeland Security Today

According to the FBI, in 2021, Conti ransomware was used to attack more critical infrastructure victims than any other ransomware variant.

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Dallas delays release of report that reviews ransomware response

It would have been the first news conference held by the city discussing the ransomware attack since the data breach was announced on May 3. Hackers …

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Dallas Delays Release of Ransomware Response Report – Government Technology

An internal report reviewing Dallas' response to a ransomware attack that was planned to be published Wednesday could now have its public release …

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