IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

SecurityWeek

Ransomware operations continue to transform, beginning to move away from traditional encryption-based “denial of access” to a focus on the less …

TechRadar

For the first time, a ransomware gang has reported one of its victims to the authorities. This has never happened before and shows the continuing …

Theregister

Ransomware attacks are being linked to a litany of psychological and physical illnesses reported by infosec professionals, and in some cases …

Bleeping Computer

Ransomware actors are again using TeamViewer to gain initial access to organization endpoints and attempt to deploy encryptors based on the leaked …

Thomson Reuters Legal Solutions

In a ransomware attack, hackers gain access to an organization's IT system, encrypt it, and demand ransom payments in exchange for unlocking it. There …

Kansas Reflector

Kansas Legislature's security committee chairman irritated by Kansas Supreme Court's delay notifying legislators of ransomware attack on IT …

CCN.com

According to Cyberint, there were 55% more ransomware attacks in 2023 than the previous year. · However, Chainalysis has reported that the proceeds …

Canadian Underwriter

The Toronto Zoo says it believes personal information of its current, former and retired employees was stolen in a ransomware cyberattack.

Daily Host News

Ransomware groups claimed that they successfully targeted 4191 victims in 2023, Cybernews researchers report. According to the Ransomlooker tool, …

Help Net Security

The ransomware negotiation dynamics very much depend on the plan organization has in place as part of its incident response strategy.