IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

SecurityWeek

Fulton County Georgia is still repairing damage inflicted on its government offices by a ransomware attack in January 2024.

The Express Tribune

The proliferation of targeted ransomware groups has surged, with these entities now notorious for attacking governments, specific high-profile …

Technology Magazine

CTOs consider human error to be their biggest cybersecurity threat, says STX Next research, with ransomware and phishing also serious concerns.

The Washington Post

The hackers, a ransomware gang once thought to have been crippled by law enforcement, stole data about patients, encrypted company files and …

The Times

Ciaran Martin, founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said a ban would defeat the growing $20 billion criminal ransomware …

Cyber Daily

Ransomware rascals – scammers fake ransomware attacks to make a fast buck.

Business Recorder

Ransomware is something of an online hackers' service, a business that … Before LockBit, US law enforcers shut down the Hive ransomware operation …

Medium

IBM has created a cool new technology that helps protect your data from ransomware attacks. They've added it to their FlashCore modules, …

Cyber Security News

… Ransomware Attacking Hospitals. FBI, CISA warns Of ALPHV Blackcat … Ransomware Attack on Lurie Children's Hospital: $3.4M Ransom Demanded.

LXer

A ransomware variant dubbed “Abyss Locker” has been observed targeting Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. The Abyss Locker ransomware is …