CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed with compromising videos taken through their webcams by malware. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2022

In this valuable NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Report video , we explore the triple extortion attack method by looking at three key components: Data Encryption. DDoS Attacks. Fact: Ransomware gangs have added triple-extortion attacks to their criminal service offerings. Data Theft.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2022

The hackers purportedly compromised the railway system’s routing and switching devices and rendered them inoperable by encrypting data stored on them. It's worth noting that the situation is really quite unprecedented,” Brett Callow, threat analyst at Emsisoft, tells CSO. “I AgainstTheWest targeted Russian interests.

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