IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

January 11, 2024
NEWS

Ransomware Gang Gives Toronto Zoo the Monkey Business – Dark Reading

The Toronto Zoo has experienced a ransomware attack that's driving its admins bananas. Or maybe not: The zoo reported that the animals, …

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Free Decryptor Released for Black Basta and Babuk's Tortilla Ransomware Victims

A decryptor for the Tortilla variant of the Babuk ransomware has been released by Cisco Talos, allowing victims targeted by the malware to regain …

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Turkish ransomware campaign hacks into weak MSSQL servers: report – CSO Online

ransomware payloads, according to a Securonix research. The financial … ransomware. “The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two …

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Fortifying Your Defenses: A Guide to Ransomware Preparedness in 2024 – Spiceworks

Andrew Costis, of AttackIQ sheds light on fortifying against ransomware. Enhance your cyber resilience with threat-informed defense strategies.

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Crooks pose as researchers to retarget ransomware victims – SC Magazine

Organizations hit by the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs have been approached by fake researchers claiming they can access and delete stolen …

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Ransomware prevention a focus for storage stewards in 2024 – TechTarget

Ransomware attacks are an almost daily occurrence for some enterprises, so many are turning to AI and ML to stop infection of storage systems.

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Russian-based group behind cyber attack on Kansas courts, state chief justice says

Luckert confirmed what experts had suspected, that the judicial branch was hit by a ransomware attack. Kansas did not pay a ransom to the attackers, …

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Kansas' chief justice blames Russian ransomware hackers for disabling court's electronic systems

Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert speaks to legislators about the evil of ransomware attacks and the value of investing in …

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Warning: A fake 'security researcher' is trying to trick ransomware victims – IT World Canada

Beware of so-called security researchers emailing firms that have been victimized by ransomware and claiming to be able to recover their stolen …

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Fidelity National Financial: Hackers stole data of 1.3 million people – Bleeping Computer

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has confirmed that a November cyberattack (claimed by the BlackCat ransomware gang) has exposed the data of 1.3 …

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