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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Supply chain attacks, ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems, and multi-extortion tactics have all increased the volume and success rates of attacks. PYSA/Mespinoza.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. Small to medium businesses are being targeted more and more. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They have IT contractors who can provision laptops and maintain a certain level of compliance and security.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. It was a sort of like a new horizon for them. CareFusion’s parent company Becton Dickinson responded, saying that all 14 hundred and 18 of the identified vulnerabilities were within third-party software applications including Windows XP and Symantec pcAnywhere, and others. Amazon Music.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. It was a sort of like a new horizon for them. CareFusion’s parent company Becton Dickinson responded, saying that all 14 hundred and 18 of the identified vulnerabilities were within third-party software applications including Windows XP and Symantec pcAnywhere, and others. Amazon Music.

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Alert: 'Imminent and Increasing Threat' as Wave of Ryuk Ransomware Hits Hospitals

SecureWorld News

With COVID-19 cases surging and hospitalizations increasing, the operators of the Ryuk ransomware smell opportunity. Security researchers say the Ryuk gang is unleashing an unprecedented wave of ransomware attacks against U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. Alex Holden, CEO of Hold Security, notified the U.S.

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Ransomware by the numbers: Reassessing the threat’s global impact

SecureList

Kaspersky has been following the ransomware landscape for years. In the past, we’ve published yearly reports on the subject: PC ransomware in 2014-2016 , Ransomware in 2016-2017 , and Ransomware and malicious crypto miners in 2016-2018. Was ransomware, in fact, a dying species of malware? What was happening?