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Ransomware 'Direct Threat' to Economy: Key Findings by U.S. Treasury

SecureWorld News

nearly $600 million in the first half of 2021. In all of 2020, the total cost was $416 million, which shows how cybercrime ransoms are on trajectory to nearly triple from last year. Data around the ransomware trends was analyzed by Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a branch of the Treasury Department.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. The clothes retailer revealed a data theft which included its customer's full names, home addresses, email addresses, and partial debitcredit card details. High-end ransoms have gone up significantly too.