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A newly discovered ransomware family called "GIBON" is targeting all files on machines that it has managed to infect, except those located in the Windows folder. read more

David Stubley of 7 Elements on Identifying Initial Intrusions to Block Repeat Attacks"Are we vulnerable to the attacks that are being reported in the media?" All CEOs and boards of directors...

Intermedia examined the critical security behavioral habits of more than 1,000 office workers. Ransomware attacks continue to grow exponentially The threat of ransomware, when hackers infect...

Earlier this year a new ransomware, dubbed ONI, was discovered in Japan. It is described as a sub-species of the GlobeImposter ransomware. Researchers blogged in July, "When it infects it, it...

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report leads with an analysis of a British parliamentary probe into the WannaCry ransomware attack on England's National Health Service. Also, cyber threats...

The Sage ransomware, which emerged toward the beginning of this year, has added new functionality that allows it to escalate privileges and evade analysis, Fortinet warns. read more

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: NotPetya successor Bad Rabbit hits orgs in Russia, Ukraine Bad Rabbit ransomware, apparently modeled on NotPetya, has...

A new widespread ransomware worm, known as "Bad Rabbit," that hit over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia and Ukraine this week leverages a stolen NSA exploit released by the Shadow...

Researchers at Cisco found a modified version of the leaked NSA exploit EternalRomance in this week’s Bad Rabbit attack.

Contrary to initial reports, the Bad Rabbit ransomware that hit Russia and Ukraine this week does in fact leverage an exploit linked to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). read more