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2021 Cyber Review: The Year Ransomware Disrupted Infrastructure

Lohrman on Security

2021 will be remembered as the most disruptive year so far when it came to cyber attacks, with ransomware impacting businesses and governments — including critical infrastructure — as never before.

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A ransomware attack disrupted services at Pittsburgh Regional Transit

Security Affairs

A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday, December 19.

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The worst cyber attacks of 2021

Security Affairs

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Bloomberg was informed about the payment by two people familiar with the attack. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 The pipeline allows carrying 2.5

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Whole Foods Supplier United Natural Foods Hit in Cyber Attack

SecureWorld News

UNFI has not confirmed whether sensitive data was accessed, what type of malware or attacker group may have been involved, or the timeline of recovery. Supply chain attacks have surged by a staggering 431% from 2021 to 2023 and continue to rise in 2025.

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Joe Biden government cyber attacks REvil aka Sodinokibi Ransomware Servers

CyberSecurity Insiders

REvil aka Sodinokibi is linked to Russian intelligence as NSA and FBI have released a joint statement last year saying that the operations conducted by the said ransomware gang were being funded by Russian Intelligence. More details are awaited!

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GUEST ESSAY: Why the arrests of cyber criminals in 2021 will incentize attackers in 2022

The Last Watchdog

In 2021, law enforcement continued making a tremendous effort to track down, capture and arrest ransomware operators, to take down ransomware infrastructure, and to claw back ransomware payments. These transformations for ransomware groups will become the source of new attacks.

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Ransomware and Cyber Attacks were hot topics at G7 Summit

CyberSecurity Insiders

All the world leaders who took part at the G7 Summit held in Cornwall, UK have agreed on a unanimous note that ransomware and cyber attacks have emerged as the biggest threats to their nation in recent times. The post Ransomware and Cyber Attacks were hot topics at G7 Summit appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.