SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

Likewise, cyber insurance policies for individuals are starting to appear in the marketplace. Remember, a cyber-insurance policy is a legal contract – it is absolutely essential that policyholders adhere to policy requirements or they may find their otherwise valid claims denied should a cybersecurity incident occur.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 8, 2020

From cyberattacks on unemployment systems and the healthcare industry , to the security risks associated with remote work , SecureWorld has covered how these rapid changes have developed into a "Wild West" threat landscape. But how are these new developments impacting cyber insurance rates? In part, that's true.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

The DBIR breaks down breach trends across industries: Financial and Insurance: Heavily targeted by credential stuffing and phishing; fastest detection rates. Healthcare: Insider threats and error-related breaches dominate. Public Sector: DoS attacks and ransomware remain major concerns.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Spending money you hadn’t budgeted to hire experts to clean up an unexpected mess is at the bottom of every manager’s wish list, but in the case of a cyber attack as damaging as ransomware , turning incident response over to a pro may be the best thing you can do. Minimize downtime. Lack of expertise. Reduce liability.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

FBI’s cyber division personnel in front of a computer screen. New research finds that ransomware atracks have grabbed the attention of leaders across business sectors. The FBI reported an increase of more than 225% in total losses from ransomware in the U.S. in 2020 alone.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued an advisory on ransomware. This was not about the cybercrime itself, but instead, the regulatory trouble your organization could face for facilitating ransomware payments. Treasury: ransomware continues to increase. in cyberspace or elsewhere.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: GoAnywhere zero-day opened door to Clop ransomware Chip company loses $250m after ransomware hits supply chain GoDaddy says it's a victim of multi-year cyberattack campaign Twitter and two-factor authentication: What's changing?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7% of organizations faced ransomware. Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Soaring Cyber Crime Costs: Cyber crime costs are expected to hit $10.5 Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

An Alabama hospital chain announced to have restored normal operation after paying the ransom request by crooks that infected its systems with ransomware. A hospital chain in west Alabama was recently hit by a ransomware attack that paralyzed its systems. ” reads the post published by the Associated Press. .

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 14, 2021

In what could be a called “shocking news” on Friday, BleepingComputer revealed that the gang behind the Avaddon ransomware shut down its operations after releasing more than 2,000 decryption keys to the technology news site. which came directly from the Avaddon ransomware group. Avaddon ransomware attack victims.

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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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

French multinational Insurance Company AXA has publicly announced that it will not issue any reimbursements for the victims of Ransomware attacks in France. Axa’s statement says that they don’t pay and will never pay for cyber crimes involving ransomware as per the sentence issued by prosecutor Johanna Brousse.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

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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Centraleyes

JUNE 26, 2025

For context, top US healthcare orgs recover in approximately 14 days. The Regulatory Catalyst The Cybersecurity Act 2024, passed in December, codifies 72-hour ransomware payment reporting and heftier penalties for lax controls. 12 % have no formal response plan.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

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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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to implement long-awaited rules that will require critical infrastructure entities across multiple sectors to report cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. will lead more people to poverty, which always translates to increased criminality (cyber or otherwise), and we know ransomware to be extremely profitable.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The number of ransomware attacks has increased by 18% , while the worldwide volume of phishing attacks doubled to 500 million in 2022. The best way to weather these challenges is to become a cyber resilient business. Cybercrime is on the rise. And those attacks are costing companies a lot of money.

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Centraleyes

MAY 21, 2025

Cybersecurity Cyber threats are growing fast, and ransomware is leading the charge. In the first three months of 2025 alone, 81 ransomware attacks hit education institutions around the world. Universities are targets because they store valuable information: student records, research data, and healthcare details.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They address data privacy and the escalating threat of cyberattacks targeting healthcare institutions. The new healthcare cyber regulations will go into effect in October 2025. Specific attention is given to email-based threats, which are responsible for a growing number of security incidents in healthcare.

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BH Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

Cyber insurance: whisper it, but it seems to be working Cyber insurance premiums have dropped by 15 per cent compared to their peak in 2022. Howden’s annual report found that reported ransomware incidents were up by 18 per cent in the first five months of this year compared to 2023.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Now as the healthcare industry gets some breathing room from the pandemic, another one is surging – cyberattacks,” Dan L. We, as healthcare leaders, must seize this opportunity to educate and inform stakeholders on the current cybersecurity threat landscape and the actions needed to combat these attacks.”.

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Threatpost

JANUARY 7, 2021

Provide your views on ransomware and how to deal with it in our anonymous Threatpost poll.

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Trend Micro

JUNE 10, 2025

1 Alerts Back Unread All Demo Series: Mastering Exposure Management close Proactively uncover and manage cyber risk > Support Business Support Portal Education and Certification Contact Support Find a Support Partner Resources AI Security Trend Micro vs. Competition Cyber Risk Assessments What Is?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The school district’s cyber insurance provided free credit monitoring, but many parents were still puzzled by how to report the problem and what steps they should take next to protect their children. How can you protect children against a malignant data leak after it has already happened?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2021

Ransomware has been one of the hottest topics in cybersecurity during the last year. A storm made more severe by the pandemic, with so many employees working remotely, exacerbating the risk of ransomware. However, there are other contributing factors to the rise in ransomware the world witnessed in 2020.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Surge of Double Extortion Ransomware Attack s Ransomware attacks have become an increasingly severe threat to organizations around the world. The Evolution of Ransomware into Double Extortion Tactics The Basics of Ransomware Ransomware itself has been around for years.

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Trend Micro

JULY 2, 2025

6 Alerts Back Unread All Inside the criminal mind: Trend’s deep dive into cybercrime. close Read report > Cloud security that leads: Centralized, multi-layered protection now named a CNAPP Leader by IDC.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Like a terrible disease epidemic, ransomware infects and destroys any data in its path. Preventing a ransomware infection is much more desirable than having to recover from one. In this post, we will take a look at ransomware trends, costs, targets, and ransomware prevention software. What do these costs include?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be of paramount importance to the stability of nation states for years to come. The Threat of Ransomware. In fact, in recent years, ransomware has almost completely changed breach economics.

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Trend Micro

JUNE 26, 2025

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Specializing in seed and Series A opportunities, the San Francisco-based firm has an extensive consumer, enterprise, and healthcare investments portfolio.

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Trend Micro

JUNE 10, 2025

Worldwide 2023 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples BERT Ransomware Group Targets Asia and Europe on Multiple Platforms See all articles Trend Vision One™ - Proactive Security Starts Here. 6 Alerts Back Unread All Inside the criminal mind: Trend’s deep dive into cybercrime.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

A ransomware attack was detected in February, but complexity of the attack hid the breach from investigators for several months. In the case of Alina Lodge , the treatment center notified patients of a 2020 incident caused by a ransomware attack targeting its vendor.

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