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Microsoft: Ransomware Attacks Growing More Dangerous, Complex
2024-10-17 21:04

Attackers launched 600 million cybercriminal and nation-state threats on Microsoft customers daily, including ransomware attacks, in the last year, according to the tech giant.

Number of Active Ransomware Groups Highest on Record, Cyberint’s Report Finds
2024-10-17 17:07

This indicates that the most prominent ransomware groups are succumbing to law enforcement takedowns, according to researchers from Cyberint.

BianLian ransomware claims attack on Boston Children's Health Physicians
2024-10-17 15:37

The BianLian ransomware group has claimed the cyberattack on Boston Children's Health Physicians (BCHP) and threatens to leak stolen files unless a ransom is paid. [...]

Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program
2024-10-17 13:54

Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group's affiliate panel on the...

Volkswagen monitoring data dump threat from 8Base ransomware crew
2024-10-16 21:30

The German car giant appears to be unconcerned The 8Base ransomware crew claims to have stolen a huge data dump of Volkswagen files and is threatening to publish them, but the German car giant...

Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption
2024-10-15 16:45

Volume of attacks still surging though, according to Digital Defense Report Microsoft says ransomware attacks are up 2.75 times compared to last year, but claims defenses are actually working...

Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware
2024-10-14 08:55

Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware. Cybersecurity vendor Sophos said it has been tracking...

Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between
2024-10-13 13:00

Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite? If we were to draw an infosec Venn diagram, with one circle representing "sensitive info that attackers would want to steal" and the other "limited...

INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good
2024-10-11 23:00

Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique Researchers at Palo Alto's Unit 42 believe the INC ransomware crew is no more and recently rebranded itself as Lynx over a...

Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack
2024-10-11 14:46

Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen. [...]