IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

The Record by Recorded Future

On Thursday, cybersecurity expert Dominc Alvieri said the Black Basta ransomware gang began posting the social security cards of people connected to …

Security Boulevard

Recently, I participated in a training exercise where a team of hackers (the red team) simulated an attack on an organization's infrastructure, …

TechRepublic

Phishing is so last year: Akamai's report finds that zero-day and one-day vulnerabilities caused a 143% increase in total ransomware victims.

Helsinki Times

Finland sees fourfold spike in ransomware attacks since joining NATO, senior cyber official says · US approves sale of Israeli missile defense system …

Bleeping Computer

New Nitrogen malware pushed via Google Ads for ransomware attacks · Windows 11 KB5028254 update fixes VPN performance issues, 27 bugs.

iTWire

We will provide an update as soon as we have more information.” A Windows ransomware group going by the name NoEscape claimed on 11 August to have …

Security Boulevard

Why Whac-A-Mole is not a strategy for defending against ransomware attacks · Governments Across the Globe Are Looking to Prepare for and Mitigate …

GovInfoSecurity

DDoS Resource Center · FFIEC Authentication Guidance · GDPR · HIPAA Omnibus Rule · Ransomware · Security Intelligence · COVID-19 …

Wisconsin State Journal

Most ransomware attacks can be linked to state actors who would harbor more motives than financial gain in sponsoring ransomware attacks. Crypto- …

Security Boulevard

Threat actors are employing new tactics such as double and triple extortion ransomware and even targeting individuals in order to elicit more …