IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

March 4, 2024
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Georgia's Largest County Is Still Repairing Damage From January Cyberattack

Fulton County Georgia is still repairing damage inflicted on its government offices by a ransomware attack in January 2024.

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Kaspersky reveals 30% rise in ransomware attacks – The Express Tribune

The proliferation of targeted ransomware groups has surged, with these entities now notorious for attacking governments, specific high-profile …

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Human Error is Biggest Cybersecurity Threat, CTOs Say | Technology Magazine

CTOs consider human error to be their biggest cybersecurity threat, says STX Next research, with ransomware and phishing also serious concerns.

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Health-care hack spreads pain across hospitals and doctors nationwide

The hackers, a ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement, stole data about patients, encrypted company files and …

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Ban ransoms to stop hackers, says ex-cybersecurity chief – The Times

Ciaran Martin, founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said a ban would defeat the growing $20 billion criminal ransomware …

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Epic games 'hacker” Mogilevich admits it was a scam operation – Cyber Daily

Ransomware rascals – scammers fake ransomware attacks to make a fast buck.

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Success against cybercrime – Editorials – Business Recorder

Ransomware is something of an online hackers' service, a business that … Before LockBit, US law enforcers shut down the Hive ransomware operation …

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IBM Is Using AI to Protect Your SSD | by Aiden (Illumination Gaming) – Medium

IBM has created a cool new technology that helps protect your data from ransomware attacks. They've added it to their FlashCore modules, …

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Weekly Cyber Security News Letter & Threats Roundup – Top 25 Cyber Incidents

Ransomware Attacking Hospitals. FBI, CISA warns Of ALPHV Blackcat … Ransomware Attack on Lurie Children's Hospital: $3.4M Ransom Demanded.

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Abyss Locker Ransomware Targets Linux & Windows Users – LXer

A ransomware variant dubbed “Abyss Locker” has been observed targeting Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. The Abyss Locker ransomware is …

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