Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The US Government has issued an alert to organisations about the threat posed by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The post US Government warns of BlackMatter ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure appeared first on The State of Security.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Despite promises made by the BlackMatter ransomware gang about which organizations and business types they would avoid, multiple US critical infrastructure entities have been targeted. BlackMatter ransomware. BlackMatter is a possible rebrand of DarkSide, and has some similarities to REvil.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

As Europol celebrated the fifth anniversary of its anti-ransomware initiative this week, menacing new ransomware threats made it clear that the fight against cyber threats is never-ending. Site visitors are greeted with a simple yes/no question: “Need help unlocking your digital life without paying your attackers?”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In the past twelve months, the word “ransomware” has popped up in countless headlines worldwide across both print and digital publications: The Wall Street Journal , the BBC , the New York Times. That is precisely why we have chosen ransomware as our story of the year for Kaspersky’s annual Security Bulletin.

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