IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Bleeping Computer

The National Police of Spain is warning of an ongoing 'LockBit Locker' ransomware campaign targeting architecture companies in the country through …

The Conversation

The origins of ransomware are usually traced back to the AIDS or PC Cyborg Trojan virus in the 1980s. In this case, victims who inserted a floppy disk …

MSSP Alert

Ransomware groups are exploiting vulnerabilities in commonly used corporate software and shifting their approach from data encryption to data theft.

Channel Futures

Ransomware recovery as soon as possible is critical after an attack, and VMware is focused on decreasing the time from attack to recovery.

The HIPAA Journal

Ransomware groups have accelerated their attacks and are now spending less time inside victims' networks before triggering file encryption, …

SC Magazine

Rhysida ransomware group claims to have stolen a database that contains 500000 Social Security numbers, corporate documents, and patient records.

YouTube

In a cybercrime brief, the RCMP & Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity say ransomware is so disruptive, some companies are buying ransomware …

Yahoo News UK

Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted. The …

BankInfoSecurity

Ransomware and data-exfiltration attacks are continuing to stick victims with serious bills to cover cleanup, legal and other resulting costs – to …

SC Magazine

OHC had its internal data servers targeted by a ransomware operation in early July, with attackers demanding millions of dollars in ransom in exchange …