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CannonDesign confirms Avos Locker ransomware data breach
2024-08-20 22:46

The Cannon Corporation dba CannonDesign is sending notices of a data breach to more than 13,000 of its clients, informing that hackers breached and stole data from its network in an attack in...

Most Ransomware Attacks Occur When Security Staff Are Asleep, Study Finds
2024-08-20 13:00

ThreatDown 2024 Report: Malwarebytes reveals ransomware trends, showing most attacks occur at night when security staff are off duty.

CISA Warns of Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
2024-08-20 04:53

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its...

Ransomware rakes in record-breaking $450 million in first half of 2024
2024-08-19 20:17

Ransomware victims have paid $459,800,000 to cybercriminals in the first half of 2024, setting the stage for a new record this year if ransom payments continue at this level. [...]

CISA warns of Jenkins RCE bug exploited in ransomware attacks
2024-08-19 19:16

​CISA has added a critical Jenkins vulnerability that can be exploited to gain remote code execution to its catalog of security bugs, warning that it's actively exploited in attacks. [...]

The State of Ransomware
2024-08-19 11:05

Palo Alto Networks published its semi-annual report on ransomware. Unit 42 monitors ransomware and extortion leak sites closely to keep tabs on threat activity.

Ransomware gang deploys new malware to kill security software
2024-08-15 18:01

RansomHub ransomware operators have been spotted deploying new malware to disable Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) security software in Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks [...]

Enzo Biochem ordered to cough up $4.5 million over lousy security that led to ransomware disaster
2024-08-14 17:02

Three state attorneys general probed the company and found plenty to chastise Biotech biz Enzo Biochem is being forced to pay three state attorneys general a $4.5 million penalty following a 2023...

Belarusian-Ukrainian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Ransomware and Cybercrime Charges
2024-08-14 12:02

A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be...

Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks
2024-08-13 20:00

Of the 53 ransomware groups whose underworld websites, where the crooks name their victims and leak stolen data, that the incident response team monitored, just six accounted for more than half of the total infections observed. Scorpius is the lucky constellation that Unit 42 connects to ransomware gangs.