Security News > 2021 > January > The Week in Ransomware - January 1st 2021 - New Year Edition
This holiday edition cover the latest ransomware news from the past two weeks, including known ransomware attacks and law enforcement takedowns.
Of particular interest is the Air Forward attack as it was done by the new Hades ransomware operation that began operating last month and has been busy racking up victims.
"Active for over a decade, Safe-Inet was being used by some of the world's biggest cybercriminals, such as the ransomware operators responsible for ransomware, E-skimming breaches and other forms of serious cybercrime," Europol stated in a press release about the operation.
Trucking and freight logistics company Forward Air has suffered a ransomware attack by a new ransomware gang that has impacted the company's business operations.
The Institute for Security and Technology Launches Multi-Sector Ransomware Task Force The Institute for Security and Technology - in partnership with a broad coalition of experts in industry, government, law enforcement, nonprofits, cybersecurity insurance, and international organizations - is today launching a new Ransomware Task Force to tackle this increasingly prevalent and destructive type of cybercrime.
Home appliances giant Whirlpool suffered a ransomware attack by the Nefilim ransomware gang who stole data before encrypting devices.