IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

National Cyber Security Centre

AI is expected to heighten the global ransomware threat, says GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre; New report suggests artificial intelligence …

Axios

… ransomware on botnets.” The big picture: Ransomware gangs have historically relied on a network of malware-infected computers, known as a botnet …

Cybersecurity Dive

Ransomware victims in the U.S. paid $1.5 billion in ransoms between May 2022 and June 2023, a senior administration official said in November.

SC Magazine

… ransomware attack allegedly conducted by the Akira ransomware operation, BleepingComputer reports.

SecurityWeek

AerCap confirms ransomware attack after emerging cybercrime gang named Slug lists the company on its leak website.

MSSP Alert

The only way to hurt ransomware hijackers is in the wallet by making ransom payments illegal, some cybersecurity experts say.

The Stack

“Over 102.4 million records were breached via ransomware attacks on tech companies in 2023–a staggering 2300 percent increase on 2022's figure of …

CyberScoop

The U.S., U.K. and Australian governments on Tuesday sanctioned a Russian man for his role in the October 2022 ransomware attack on Medibank, …

SecurityWeek

The LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from US sandwich chain Subway.

Cybernews

Global aviation leasing giant AerCap is hit by ransomware, making it the fourth company in the aviation industry to be hit in the past six months.