Security News > 2021 > March > The Week in Ransomware - March 26th 2021 - Attacks increase

Ransomware attacks against the enterprise continue in the form of Accellion data leaks, full-fledged ransomware attacks, and more ransomware gangs targeting Microsoft Exchange.

We also saw an increase in standard encrypting ransomware attacks targeting enterprise victims, such as Sierra Wireless, Stratus, and insurance giant CNA. On a different note, Danny Palmer wrote an interesting piece on how a company handled a recent ransomware attack and did not pay the ransom.

Stratus Technologies has suffered a ransomware attack that required systems to be taken offline to prevent the attack's spread. Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from Colorado, Miami universities.

Insurance giant CNA has suffered a ransomware attack using a new variant called Phoenix CryptoLocker that is possibly linked to the Evil Corp hacking group.

An alert from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation about Mamba ransomware reveals a weak spot in the encryption process that could help targeted organizations recover from the attack without paying the ransom.

Retailer FatFace pays $2m ransom to Conti cyber criminals Fashion retailer FatFace has paid a $2m ransom to the Conti ransomware gang following a successful cyber attack on its systems that took place in January 2021, Computer Weekly has learned.

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