IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

The Guardian

Just a decade ago, ransomware was a relatively unknown crime that mainly affected home computer users. Hackers would demand a few hundred pounds of …

Infosecurity Magazine

Almost 38% of the organizations also fell victim to a repeat attack. A single successful ransomware breach can be enough to cripple an organization. A …

Bleeping Computer

He tried to redirect the ransomware payments by switching the cybercriminals' cryptocurrency wallet to one under his control. “Unknown to the police, …

ITPro

The surge in attacks comes amid a period of resurging ransomware activity and concerns over vulnerability disclosures.

MLT Aikins

As ransomware threats become increasingly sophisticated – and the cost of cyberattacks continues to mount – authorities in the U.S. have updated …

Retro 102.5

Colorado State University becomes the latest entity attacked by the Russian-linked Clop ransomware gang.

Bleeping Computer

The new NoEscape ransomware operation is believed to be a rebrand of Avaddon, a ransomware gang that shut down and released its decryption keys in …

WFIN

Is that really a Windows update you are about to click on? Or ransomware in disguise? As first documented by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs and followed …

The Record by Recorded Future

Ransomware continues to plague regional governments in the U.S., with a Wisconsin county announcing a “catastrophic software failure” following an …

HIPAA Journal

Legal counsel for the Hollywood, CA-based plastic surgeon, Gary Motykie, M.D, recently notified patients about a cyberattack and data theft …