IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

The Wall Street Journal

… ransomware strike that has crippled vital parts of the U.S. healthcare system since February. The attackers, who represented themselves as the …

KCUR

According to FBI data, cyberattacks against government offices rose by nearly 36% from 2022 to 2023. The recent ransomware attack which closed the …

The Hacker News

In our dataset of over 11,000 victim organizations that have experienced a Cyber Extortion / Ransomware attack, we noticed that some victims re-occur.

Cybernews

Researchers observe a flood of crude and amateurish ransomware. But it's cheap, difficult to trace, and comes in many flavors.

Spiceworks

According to an FBI advisory, the Akira ransomware group has breached over 250 organizations and has gained approximately $42 million in ransom …

WSJ

The attackers, who represented themselves as the ALPHV ransomware gang or one of its affiliates, gained entry into Change's network on Feb. 12, a …

The Record by Recorded Future

UnitedHealth CEO to testify about ransomware attack. The chief executive of UnitedHealth Group will testify in Congress in May about the ransomware …

SC Magazine

Only 28% of ransomware attack-hit organizations have fulfilled their attackers' extortion demands during the first three months of 2024, …

The Hindu

A ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks the victim from accessing stored data by encrypting it. A ransom is then demanded from the …

The HIPAA Journal

According to the Q1, 2024 ransomware report from the ransomware remediation firm Coveware, ransom payments have fallen to a record low with only …