Graham Cluley

APRIL 24, 2024

But the ransomware attack also had a more unusual impact. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. The UK's Leicester City Council was thrown into chaos last month when a crippling cyber attack forced it to shut down its IT systems and phone lines.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As if the scourge of ransomware wasn’t bad enough already: Several prominent purveyors of ransomware have signaled they plan to start publishing data stolen from victims who refuse to pay up. The message displayed at the top of the Maze Ransomware public shaming site. Follow the news!”

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn more about the DragonForce ransomware - how it came to prominence, and some of the unusual tactics used by the hackers who extort money from companies with it. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Payment card processing giant TSYS suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month. Since then reams of data stolen from the company have been posted online, with the attackers promising to publish more in the coming days. FS-ISAC said at least eight financial institutions were hit with ransomware attacks in the previous four months.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 10, 2024

Boeing has confirmed that it received a demand for a massive $200 million after a ransomware attack by the notorious LockBit hacking group in October 2023. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 29, 2024

The world-renowned auction house Christie's has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A cybercriminal group calling itself BlackSuit has claimed responsibility for a series of ransomware attacks, including breaches at schools in central Georgia. Learn more about the BlackSuit ransomware in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2024

The RansomHub ransomware group added the American telecommunications company Frontier Comunications to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The RansomHub ransomware group claimed to have stolen the information of over 2 million customers from the American telecommunications company Frontier Communications.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2023

The ransomware gang behind the attack on Taiwanese PC maker MSI leaked the company’s private code signing keys on their darkweb leak site. In early April, the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In this blog, we’ll review the details of the most recent breach against the Microsoft Exchange Server. However, this blog’s point is that these forms of cyber attacks will continue and could likely accelerate. Trying to react after the fact is not the way to do business.

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 18, 2024

February's crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Healthcare Ransomware Data breaches Malware 110

Graham Cluley

MARCH 25, 2024

What lessons can other organisations learn from the ransomware attack? Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog. In October 2023, the British Library suffered "one of the worst cyber incidents in British history," as described by Ciaran Martin, ex-CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2021

In this blog, we’ll review the details of the most recent breach against the Microsoft Exchange Server. However, this blog’s point is that these forms of cyber attacks will continue and could likely accelerate. The post What We Can Learn From the 2021 Microsoft Data Breach appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The US government has warned the healthcare sector that it is now the biggest target of the BlackCat ransomware group. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Healthcare Ransomware Government Data breaches 108

Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ransomware hits firm that providing cloud services to credit unions in order ensure that their business activities could "operate without interruption, even when nothing else seems to be going well." Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

APRIL 4, 2024

New research has found that ransomware remediation costs can explode when backups have been compromised by malicious hackers - with overall recovery costs eight times higher than for those whose backups are not impacted. Read more in my article on th Exponential-e blog.

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Backups Ransomware Data breaches Malware 91

Graham Cluley

MAY 14, 2024

Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension. Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog.

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Ransomware Healthcare Cyber Attacks Data breaches 91

Graham Cluley

MARCH 27, 2024

The Qilin ransomware group has targeted The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerable. Spost on Qilin's dark web leak site claimed the gang has stolen 550 GB of confidential data from the periodical's parent company. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The LockBit ransomware group has re-emerged, just days after a high-profile law enforcement operation seized control of its infrastructure and disrupted its operations. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang’s internal operations. It continues: “Prior to deploying the ransomware, Snatch threat actors were observed spending up to three months on a victim’s system.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, was hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down some of its IT systems. The IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas, have been targeted by a ransomware attack. However, CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. Source J.D.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A huge reward is being offered for information leading to the identification or location of any of the leaders of the LockBit ransomware gang. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint advisory warning organisations about a ransomware-as-a-service operation called "Snatch." Learn more about the threat in my article for the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Data breaches Malware 103

Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees.

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Ransomware Insurance Data breaches Malware 100

Graham Cluley

MAY 11, 2023

Akira is a new family of ransomware, first used in cybercrime attacks in March 2023. Read more about the threat in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Ransomware Cybercrime Data breaches Malware 106

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

Satellite TV giant Dish Network disclosed a data breach after the February ransomware attack and started notifying impacted individuals. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack. In early February, the company admitted that the outage was caused by a ransomware attack.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

MAY 6, 2024

We’re Midway into 2024, and the threat landscape is evolving with new variants of viruses and malware that. The post The Threat Landscape: Emerging Viruses and Malware to Watch Out For in 2024 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International) confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware gang claimed the hack. This week the ransomware gang Money Message announced to have hacked the Taiwanese multinational IT corporation MSI (Micro-Star International). MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Ransomware Firmware Hacking Manufacturing 89

Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Security researchers are warning biomanufacturing facilities around the world that they are being targeted by a sophisticated new strain of malware, known as Tardigrade. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A high profile French basketball team has fallen victim to the NoEscape ransomware-as-a-service group, who claim to have stolen 32 GB of data including sensitive personal information about the club's star players. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 29, 2021

DigitalOcean recently sent an email to the affected customers in which it states that a data breach allowed an unauthorized user to access customers’ billing details between the 9th and 22nd of April 2021. The post Data Breach Affecting DigitalOcean Exposes Customer Billing Information appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Graham Cluley

MAY 17, 2024

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Nissan North America has revealed that extortionists who demanded a ransom after breaking into its external VPN and disrupted systems last year also stole the social security numbers of over 53,000 staff.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked the food giant Kraft Heinz, the company is investigating the claims. The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked Kraft Heinz in August and on December 14, it added the company to the list of victims on its leak site. ” reads the alert.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks. Ransomware attacks almost doubled during 2021 over 2020, according to Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 report, affecting 66% of businesses, up from 37%. The average cost of a ransomware attack is $4.54 This cost exceeds the average total cost of a data breach, which is USD $4.35

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2019

Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ says it is trying to recover from a ransomware attack that shut down its network and has left customers unable to access their accounting data for the past three days. “The attack impacted data belonging to certain iNSYNQ clients, rendering such data inaccessible,” the company said.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Three men have been arrested by Dutch police in connection with ransomware attacks that blackmailed thousands of companies. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Amongst them? An ethical hacker.

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