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Security Affairs
AUGUST 21, 2020
The University of Utah admitted to have paid a $457,059 ransom in order to avoid having ransomware operators leak student information online. The university did not reveal the ransomware family involved in the attack. ” According to the University, the ransomware encrypted only 0.02% of the data stored on its servers.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Recently emerged HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost. The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. Very important!
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Security Affairs
MAY 1, 2020
Maze Ransomware operators claim to have gained access to the network of Banco BCR of Costa Rica and stolen 11 million credit card credentials. Maze Ransomware operators claim to have hacked the network of the state-owned Bank of Costa Rica Banco BCR and to have stolen internal data, including 11 million credit card credentials.
Webroot
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Cybercrime is on the rise. The number of ransomware attacks has increased by 18% , while the worldwide volume of phishing attacks doubled to 500 million in 2022. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. And those attacks are costing companies a lot of money.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.
Cytelligence
JANUARY 27, 2020
Ransomware is becoming an epidemic in the cybersecurity world, with new strains being created continuously by criminals to extort money out of unsuspecting users. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a devastating attack on an organization’s or individual’s digital assets. Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5
Malwarebytes
JANUARY 15, 2023
The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. There’s no word if any of the schools affected paid the ransom and had their data leaked anyway, or if the ransomware gang stuck to its word and “only” leaked in cases of non-payment.
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