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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Graham Cluley

APRIL 11, 2024

The East Central University (ECU) of Ada, Oklahoma, has revealed that a ransomware gang launched an attack against its systems that left some computers and servers encrypted and may have also seen sensitive information stolen. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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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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Adam Levin

JUNE 4, 2021

You would think that ExaGrid, a backup appliance and anti-ransomware service might know how to avoid ransomware, but it was hit. . million after it was hit with Conti ransomware. . The FBI announced last month that Conti ransomware had been used against the Irish healthcare system and at least sixteen U.S.

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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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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 25, 2024

In a newly published report, the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that malicious attackers are already taking advantage of artificial intelligence and that the volume and impact of threats - including ransomware - will increase in the next two years. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Good article on the evolution of ransomware : Though some researchers say that the scale and severity of ransomware attacks crossed a bright line in 2020, others describe this year as simply the next step in a gradual and, unfortunately, predictable devolution. Ransomware is a decades-old idea.

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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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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, ransomware remains a pervasive and destructive weapon in the arsenal of cybercriminals. Among the various ransomware strains, Phobos has gained notoriety for its sophisticated capabilities and devastating consequences. What is Phobos Ransomware?

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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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Graham Cluley

MARCH 27, 2024

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

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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

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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Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The US trading arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been hit by a ransomware attack that reportedly forced it to handle trades via messengers carrying USB thumb drives across Manhattan. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Several cybersecurity advisories and agencies recommend not caving into ransomware gangs’ demands and paying their ransoms. But it seems the tide is turning, with a decline in ransomware payments; this article explores the. Read More The post Declining Ransomware Payments: Shift in Hacker Tactics?

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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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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Ransomware remains top-of-mind for vendors and industry folks, at least if my discussions over the past two weeks and visits to our editorial sites are any indication. I spoke to two separate companies that were putting all of their wood behind a ransomware recovery use case. We’ve had a slew of articles (here, here, here.

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Graham Cluley

JULY 6, 2023

There's good news for any business that has fallen victim to the Akira ransomware. Security researchers have developed a free decryption tool for files that have been encrypted since the Akira ransomware first emerged in March 2023. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 10, 2023

In an increasingly interconnected digital landscape, the threat of ransomware has emerged as a formidable adversary, targeting organizations of all sizes and industries. Ransomware attacks can wreak havoc on businesses, leading to data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 29, 2023

In early February 2023, a new ransomware strain quietly made its way up the ranks. Earmarked Dark Power, the NIM-written ransomware leverages an advanced block cipher technique to bypass detection, stop system-critical services, and, finally to encrypt the victim’s file.

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Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The FBI has disrupted the operations of the ALPHV ransomware group, and seized decryption keys that could help 500 victims unscramble their files without having to pay a ransom. Read more in my article on the Hot for 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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CSO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the launch of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) program to "proactively identify information systems that contain security vulnerabilities commonly associated with ransomware attacks." To read this article in full, please click here

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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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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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Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 9, 2022

To understand what targeted ransomware is and to know the difference between opportunistic and targeted ransomware, we first need to kick off this article at the very beginning. What is ransomware? Ransomware is malware that encrypts a victim’s data and charges them to reaccess it.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 16, 2018

This is a good article on the complicated story of hacker Marcus Hutchins.

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Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Healthcare organisations in the United States are being warned to be on their guard once again, this time against a family of ransomware known as Venus. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Ransomware remains one of the biggest cyber threats that organizations and governments continue to face. With the fall of the most notorious ransomware gang Conti in May 2022, it was assumed that ransomware attacks would see a major decline. of breaches in 2022 were the result of a ransomware attack, a minor 2.5%

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 19, 2024

You, and millions of purchasers of other popular high-street brands, could have had their data stolen by the ALPHV ransomware group. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Bought some Timberland shoes? Wear a North Face jacket?

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This article was originally published on Spiceworks. Particularly in a […] The post Preparing for the Holiday Ransomware Storm appeared first on Symmetry Systems. Particularly in a […] The post Preparing for the Holiday Ransomware Storm appeared first on Symmetry Systems. The holiday season is upon us.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 18, 2023

While there was quite a bit of ransomware news this week, the highlighted story was the release of Jon DiMaggio's third article in the Ransomware Diaries series, with the focus of this article on the LockBit ransomware operation. [.]

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher. Our prediction?

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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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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 11, 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher. Now, the picture is becoming clearer.

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