SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In a massive coordinated effort, law enforcement agencies from the United States and United Kingdom have dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang. Europol covertly gained access to LockBit's servers and shared decryption keys with victims, enabling many to recover their data without paying ransoms.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 13, 2022

The last two years in the cybersecurity industry have been a roller coaster of emotions. While there are many positives to look at—such as improved detection and reporting and increased communication between the public and private sector—we still have such a long way to go in a relatively new industry. Ransomware threats (48%).

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, “known attacks” are those where the victim did not pay a ransom.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 30, 2021

The Ransomware Task Force (RTF), a think tank composed of more than 60 volunteer experts who represent organizations encompassing industries and governments, has recently pushed out a comprehensive and strategic plan for tackling the increasing threat and evolution of ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021. The UK Security Service MI5 said 10,000 staff from every UK government department and from important UK industries have been lured by fake LinkedIn profiles.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 10, 2021

Colonial Pipeline–sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City–halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. ” The quick response by most organizations to shut down mission-critical systems in an attempt to stop the spread inherently results in some downtime.

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