IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Cyber Magazine

Although the object of ransomware is always the same (to exploit a ransom) the method of getting to the point in which you can hold someone to ransom …

KHBS

The Northwest Arkansas Community college is working with forensics experts to investigate a ransomware incident that disrupted access to campus …

Help Net Security

Ransomware attacks have reached new heights of ambition and audacity over the past year, with a surge in extortion attacks.

Axios

A ransomware attack on blood donation nonprofit OneBlood this week is forcing many hospitals across the southeastern U.S. to rely on their …

Forbes

Russian-speaking cybercriminals play a disproportionate role when it comes to ransomware, illicit drug sales and sanctions-busting crypto …

Business Insurance

A ransomware attack on India-based banking technology systems provider C-Edge Technologies Ltd., has forced payment systems across nearly 300 …

Dark Reading

The runaway success of an upstart ransomware outfit called “Dark Angels” may well influence the cyberattack landscape for years to come.

Indiana Public Media

The FBI 2023 Internet Crimes Report said ransomware reports increased 18 percent from 2022 to 2023. Losses from the attacks totaled nearly $60 million …

Deutsche Bank

Ransomware attacks are particularly dangerous. For example, criminals use malware to gain access to data and encrypt it. An attack often serves to …

EMS1

ORLANDO, Fla. — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday.