IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Dark Reading

Australia's Evolution Mining said its IT systems were infected with ransomware in an Aug. 8 cyber incident.

Los Alamos Daily Post

Ransomware is a malicious software meant to lock down systems and data, and frequently siphon off sensitive data to hold that ransom as well. A major …

ABC News – The Walt Disney Company

The city learned Friday that most of the data published to the dark web by the ransomware group Rhysida was corrupted or encrypted, he said. The …

Tech Monitor

The FBI has announced the successful disruption of the criminal ransomware group known as “Radar/Dispossessor”.

Sophos News

The latest annual Sophos study of the real-world ransomware experiences of state and local government organizations explores the full victim …

YouTube

Columbus ransomware data leak: How you can protect yourself from credit fraud Stay informed about Columbus and central Ohio news, …

Tripwire

Ransomware kingpin 'J P Morgan,' a key player in pioneering ransomware-as-a-service and linked to Reveton and Ransom Cartel, was extradited to the …

Yahoo Finance

The city learned Friday that most of the data published to the dark web by the ransomware group Rhysida was corrupted or encrypted, he said.

Dark Reading

… ransomware attacks has slowed, Zscaler saw an 18% year-over-year increase in attacks. Ransom amounts paid are also on the upswing. The ransomware …

El Paso Inc.

Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says ransomware attackers stole corrupted, unusable data. The mayor of Ohio's capital city says data recently stolen by …