IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

The Hacker News

BlackCat ransomware now spreading via malvertising! Watch out for rogue installers disguised as legitimate apps like WinSCP.

SC Magazine

The ransomware threat has changed – here are seven ways to keep the organization's data safe under the threat of double extortion.

Cyber Security Hub

The attack was launched by Russian ransomware gang, LockBit, against one of TSMC's suppliers, Kinmax Technology. The gang confirmed the cyber attack …

Security Magazine

A recently released report tracks trends and impacts of ransomware attacks including encryption-less extortion and growth of …

IT World Canada

Ransomware gangs often get into victims' networks using stolen passwords or exploiting unpatched software. But tricking employees into downloading …

The Record by Recorded Future

A cybersecurity firm released a decryptor for the Akira ransomware, providing a way forward for dozens of victims that have dealt with attacks …

ZAWYA

“With 77% of manufacturing organizations reporting lost revenue after a ransomware attack, this added cost burden should be avoided, and priority …

Spiceworks

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have TSMC data and is threatening to leak all data unless TSMC pays $70 million. Learn more.

Computing

Black Cat hackers claim that the data obtained from Barts Health NHS Trust represents the 'more bigger leak from the health care system in UK'

TechCircle

Semiconductor manufacturing firm Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack that was carried …