Security News

Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
2025-01-20 12:03

Students have work to complete at home in the meantime A UK high school will have to close for at least two days, today and tomorrow, after becoming the latest public-sector victim of ransomware...

Week in review: AWS S3 data encrypted without ransomware, data of 15k Fortinet firewalls leaked
2025-01-19 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger...

Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council
2025-01-17 10:30

Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand Another year and yet another UK local authority has been pwned by a ransomware crew. This time it's Gateshead Council in North East...

Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M
2025-01-16 17:32

That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year Enzo Biochem has settled a consolidated class-action lawsuit relating to its 2023 ransomware incident for $7.5 million.…

Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws
2025-01-16 06:45

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and then leveraged this...

UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payments
2025-01-15 16:19

The proposed mandate intends to discourage criminals from targeting critical national infrastructure and public services, as there will be no financial motivation.

UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector
2025-01-14 11:04

Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license' A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a...

OneBlood confirms personal data stolen in July ransomware attack
2025-01-13 22:36

Blood-donation not-for-profit OneBlood confirms that donors' personal information was stolen in a ransomware attack last summer. [...]

Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware
2025-01-13 16:59

A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger is encrypting data stored in target organizations’ AWS S3 buckets with AWS’s server-side encryption option with customer-provided keys (SSE-C), and asking for...

Ransomware abuses Amazon AWS feature to encrypt S3 buckets
2025-01-13 15:27

A new ransomware campaign encrypts Amazon S3 buckets using AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) known only to the threat actor, demanding ransoms to receive the...