IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Computer Weekly

The number of active cyber criminal ransomware gangs has surged by almost a third in the space of 12 months, according to new intelligence …

PR Newswire

PRNewswire/ — Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX) 2024 State of the Threat Report has revealed a 30% year-over-year rise in active ransomware groups, …

Infosecurity Magazine

Secureworks reports a 30% increase in active ransomware groups despite law enforcement efforts, with 31 new groups emerging in the past year.

CyberWire

… ransomware targets the healthcare industry. Qualcomm patches a critical zero-day in its DSP service. ADT discloses a breach of encrypted employee …

JD Supra

OCR continues to be focused on ransomware incidents and HIPAA compliance. HIPAA-covered entities and business associates must maintain HIPAA Security …

The Economic Times

The breach was due to a ransomware attack on a former debt collection partner. Personal information, including Social Security numbers and addresses, …

Secureworks

Sustained law enforcement activity against ransomware groups, such as LockBit or ALPHV/BlackCat, and against other threat actors who provide …

TechTarget

Learn about two cases settled by OCR involving ransomware and potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule.

Security Boulevard

SOC teams need every advantage against ransomware. Learn how a SOAR playbook can streamline incident response, saving time and minimizing the …

SecurityWeek

The Department of Health and Human Services warns of Trinity ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector.