IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Forbes

The FBI has advised organizations to take three critical steps as a new ransomware group, RansomHub, is identified as being behind hundreds of …

K-12 Dive

Based on the overall ransomware recovery costs reported across 26 educational institutions between 2018 and 2024, Comparitech estimates the average …

Bleeping Computer

On the same day, Rhysida ransomware claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging they stole 6.5 TB of databases, including employee credentials, …

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 …

American Hospital Association

… ransomware attacks by apparently Russian-affiliated ransomware gangs. The Iranian group, which is associated with the Government of Iran, has …

SecurityWeek

Cisco Talos has published a blog post on the BlackByte ransomware group's continuing evolution and new TTPs.

Industrial Cyber Security Solutions

The advisory alerted organizations about RansomHub, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant, that has since its inception in February this year …

BankInfoSecurity

… ransomware strikes. Corelight CEO Brian Dye said network detection and response plays a vital role in detecting ransomware before encryption …

The HIPAA Journal

While the group's primary goal is to exfiltrate sensitive data for extortion purposes, the group possesses ransomware and often encrypts files.

HealthDay

A new study finds that while ransomware attacks are more likely to occur in urban areas, the operational disruptions may have more pronounced …