IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

Cybersecurity Dive

While ransomware activity remains high, the number of unique ransomware families used for these attacks decreased by more than half, Rapid7 …

BankInfoSecurity

Ransomware-wielding attackers show no signs of stopping, and experts report December 2023 was the second-worst month on record for known victims.

SC Magazine

Once an attacker with ransomware on their mind gains control of a networked endpoint, they will use that compromised endpoint as a means to …

SC Magazine

Since the ransomware group's initial attacks in March, Akira has emerged as a formidable ransomware threat in the cybersecurity landscape for …

The Record by Recorded Future

The ransomware-as-a-service gang Medusa listed Water for People on its darknet site, threatening to publish stolen information unless the …

CSO Online

New extortion site offers victims, many of which are in the healthcare sector, multiple ways to pay ransoms. hacker in a room ransomware.

Tech Xplore

Cuellar said the city's IT department does not plan to ask the City Council to approve any more spending to address the ransomware attack beyond the …

Bleeping Computer

Mortgage lenders and related companies are becoming popular targets of ransomware gangs, with four companies in this sector recently attacked.

The Record by Recorded Future

An April ransomware attack on a company that builds ships for the U.S. Navy exposed the information of nearly 17,000 people, according to …

Reinsurance News

… ransomware throughout 2022, and improved cybersecurity controls. cyber-attack-hacker A recent survey conducted by independent insurance brokerage …