IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

September 12, 2023
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IT Systems Encrypted After UK School Hit By Ransomware – Infosecurity Magazine

It's unclear if data was also stolen, but it would seem likely given that the encryption payload is usually deployed last by ransomware actors, …

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Don't focus on ransomware variants, say UK's national cyber and crime agencies

Trying to fight ransomware variants one at a time “is akin to treating the symptoms of an illness, and is of limited use unless the underlying …

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Professional ransomware gangs clearly a threat, but attacks can be easily stopped

A report from the NCSC and the NCA reveals insight into the business models and underpinnings of ransomware gangs and their affiliates, but also …

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Ransomware Attack Wipes Out Four Months of Sri Lankan Government Data

Investigations have begun into a massive ransomware attack that has affected Sri Lanka's government cloud system, Lanka Government Cloud (LGC).

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More Details Emerge on Dallas Ransomware Attack – CandysDirt.com

… Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski's after-action review on the ransomware attack that took down Dallas servers and gained access to the …

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Health CIO details ransomware recovery effort | SC Media

… been able to completely recover its systems 18 months after a Ryuk ransomware attack in February 2021 through a priorities-based approach.

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Ransomware thrives as cyber security remains lax, says UK report – Financial Times

Ten years after the first large-scale ransomware attack, nicknamed Cryptolocker, the industry has thrived on businesses' weak online security.

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Russians who deployed ransomware against hospitals are charged | Healthcare IT News

The U.S. Department of Justice said the nine individuals named in last week's indictments used the Conti ransomware variant to attack more than …

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Ransomware group claims responsibility for 2 hospital cyberattacks

Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the cyberattacks on two US hospitals, Prospect Medical Holdings and Singing River Health …

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Ransomware: It Takes A Village, Says NCSC – BankInfoSecurity

Stopping the ransomware epidemic is less about tackling individual crypto-locking malware variants and more about combating the entire ecosystem …

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