Security News

Organizations Warned of Dual Threat Posed by RDP and Disruptive Ransomware
2019-09-25 14:22

In a paper warning about the evolution of what it calls 'disruptionware', the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) highlights ransomware and RDP access as the current focus of a...

Did GandCrab Gang Fake Its Ransomware Retirement?
2019-09-25 13:48

Evidence Mounts That Sodinokibi Ransomware Is GandCrab Gang's 'Retirement' PlanDid the gang behind GandCrab fake its retirement? Security experts say there's mounting evidence that the operators...

Older vulnerabilities and those with lower severity scores still being exploited by ransomware
2019-09-25 04:30

Almost 65% of top vulnerabilities used in enterprise ransomware attacks targeted high-value assets like servers, close to 55% had CVSS v2 scores lower than 8, nearly 35% were old (from 2015 or...

Financial impact of ransomware attacks increasing despite overall decrease in attacks
2019-09-24 14:26

Vulnerabilities originally discovered by US government security services have been used by cybercriminals against municipalities, costing taxpayers an estimated $11.5 billion in 2019.

Ransomware Attack on Rural Hospital Disrupts Services
2019-09-23 20:03

Campbell County Health in Wyoming Sending Patients to Other Hospitals Many Miles AwayA ransomware attack late last week on a county hospital in rural Wyoming was still causing patient care...

Wyoming Hospital's Services Disrupted by Ransomware
2019-09-23 12:57

Gillette, Wyoming-based Campbell County Memorial Hospital continues to experience service disruptions after a ransomware attack hit Campbell County Health’s computer systems on Friday. read more

Payouts From Insurance Policies May Fuel Ransomware Attacks
2019-09-21 14:18

Experts Worry That Cyber Insurance Policies Designed to Limit Damage of Ransomware Attacks Might Actually be Encouraging Hackers read more

Ransomware Gangs Practice Customer Relationship Management
2019-09-13 18:03

Ransomware-wielding attackers treat infecting endpoints as a business and put customer relationship management principles to work, says Bill Siegel, CEO of ransomware incident response firm...

Consumer ransomware insurance? You could be painting a target on us all for avaricious crims
2019-09-13 18:03

D'ya hear that, cybercrooks? $50k up for grabs. Fire, theft, flood – and now cyber attack. Customers of a Californian biz offering payouts of up to $50,000 in case your cat videos get Wannacry’d...

Arizona Schools Provide Model for Managing Ransomware
2019-09-13 15:45

On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, ransomware was discovered at Flagstaff Unified School District, Arizona. Schools were closed on Thursday and Friday of that week, but re-opened after the weekend....