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Ransomware attacks can disrupt business and lead to massive costs, according to Forrester. Here's why you should consider paying along with other incident response plans.
The band shrugged off the threat and released the files on Bandcamp. They're long and not very interesting, they said.
The US city of Baltimore, a victim this month of a cyberattack that paralyzed part of its computer network, will not pay a ransom to undo the damage, Mayor Bernard Young said Tuesday. read more
Cybercriminals have been wiping GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket repositories and asking their owners to pay a ransom to recover the data. The impacted Git service providers believe the attackers have...
'Many companies pay us for our work, and we do not publish data and help them to eliminate vulnerabilities' A service provider hired by the likes of Oracle, SAP, BT, and many others, to manage...
More than half (55 percent) of executives at SMBs said they would pay hackers in order to recover their stolen data in ransomware attacks, according to the second quarterly AppRiver Cyberthreat...
Social media apps and websites are the biggest potential threat vectors to businesses, according to an AppRiver report.
Norwegian metals and energy giant Norsk Hydro is working on restoring systems after being hit by ransomware, but the company says it does not plan on paying the hackers. read more
Demanding Bitcoins, Blackmailing Hacker Group Turns to 9/11 ConspiraciesThe notorious hacker gang The Dark Overlord continues its blackmail efforts, turning its hand to 9/11 conspiracy theories to...
Extortion scheme gets national attention but not much in the way of funds Police departments around the US say they've been apprised of emailed bomb threats seeking payment in cryptocurrency or...