IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

HHS.gov

Ransomware is a type of malware (malicious software) designed to deny access to a user's data, usually by encrypting the data with a key known only to …

HHS.gov

Settlement with Bryan County Ambulance Authority marks OCR's 7th ransomware enforcement action and 1st enforcement action in OCR's Risk Analysis …

GovInfoSecurity

Six months after an employee opened a phishing email sent by ransomware gang Medusa, a Colorado-based pathology laboratory is notifying more than …

AllSides

The ransomware industry is thriving, not losing. Despite various law enforcement wins against ransomware actors, like the sweeping takedown of …

TechCrunch

That's according to Allan Liska, a ransomware expert who serves as a threat intelligence analyst at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. In an …

Canada Newswire

“Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure are on the rise, and cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to develop highly …

Dark Reading

Unit 42 researchers believe the group is responsible for a Play ransomware attack discovered last month in which attackers gained initial access to a …

SecurityWeek

CyberPanel vulnerabilities have been exploited to compromise thousands of instances as part of ransomware attacks.

Australian Cyber Security Magazine

A relatively new ransomware group called Sarcoma claims to have stolen data from four Australian companies.

GovInfoSecurity

In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the impact of recent law enforcement operations against ransomware gangs, the state of U.S. …