IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Bleeping Computer

A financially motivated cybercrime gang has been observed deploying BlackCat ransomware payloads on networks backdoored using a revamped Sardonic …

The Guardian

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals has been the target of a cyber-attack, with Russian ransomware group C10pm claiming credit, …

Bleeping Computer

Cybersecurity vendor Sophos is being impersonated by a new ransomware-as-a-service called SophosEncrypt, with the threat actors using the company …

Dark Reading

Organizations running Linux distributions need to prepare to defend their systems against ransomware attacks. Steps to ensure resiliency and …

Spencer Fane

Managing a hack or ransomware attack is not a simple matter. You need people in place from all across the spectrum to get things back online. While it …

The Record by Recorded Future

Symantec's Threat Hunter Team said it observed the group deploying a variant of the Sardonic backdoor before delivering ransomware known as Black …

FinTech Global

Cohesity has found a trend among firms relying on ransomware payouts and cyber insurance as a solution to their cyber weaknesses.

SC Media UK

7. Create regular backups: Regular data backups will reduce the impact of a ransomware attack, as well as improve the ability to quickly recover from …

SC Magazine

Novel ransomware group NoEscape, which has begun double extortion attacks against enterprise targets last month, has been suspected to be a …

Fast Company

Like a thief at night, a ransomware attacker thrives on anonymity. After encrypting data from critical systems, they swiftly define the mode of …