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New ShrinkLocker ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt your files
2024-05-24 14:59

A new ransomware strain called ShrinkLocker creates a new boot partition to encrypt corporate systems using Windows BitLocker. Ransomware using BitLocker to encrypt computers is not new.

Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users
2024-05-23 21:21

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Ransomware Attacks Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities in Alarming Pattern
2024-05-23 17:03

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure following an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed. "Virtualization platforms are a core component of...

Ransomware fallout: 94% experience downtime, 40% face work stoppage
2024-05-23 04:00

Within the last 12 months, 48% of organizations identified evidence of a successful breach within their environment, according to Arctic Wolf. 66% of organizations that suffered a data breach in the last year chose to publicly disclose information regarding their incidents, while 30% only disclosed their breaches to impacted parties.

2024 sees continued increase in ransomware activity
2024-05-23 03:30

In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Bell, Threat Intelligence Manager at Corvus Insurance, discusses how ransomware will continue to grow in 2024. In January, Corvus reported that global ransomware attacks in 2023 set a record high, surpassing 2022 by nearly 70 percent.

Canada's London Drugs confirms ransomware attack after LockBit demands $25M
2024-05-22 20:00

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Stopping ransomware in multicloud environments
2024-05-22 15:03

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LockBit dethroned as leading ransomware gang for first time post-takedown
2024-05-22 11:00

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LockBit says they stole data in London Drugs ransomware attack
2024-05-21 21:23

Today, the LockBit ransomware gang claimed they were behind the April cyberattack on Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs and is now threatening to publish stolen data online after allegedly failed negotiations. Earlier today, the LockBit ransomware operation added London Drugs to its extortion portal, claiming the April cyberattack and threatening to publish data allegedly stolen from the company's systems.

With ransomware whales becoming so dominant, would-be challengers ask 'what's the point?'
2024-05-21 11:01

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