Ransomware
A known ransomware gang has taken credit for the highly disruptive cyberattack on MGM Resorts, and the company has yet to restore impacted systems.
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Cybercrime
The FBI has issued an alert warning of Silent Ransom Group attacks targeting law firms.
Data Breaches
The non-bank lender discovered a ransomware attack nearly one year ago, but only recently completed its investigation.
Data Breaches
The Nitrogen ransomware group claims to have hacked the company’s systems, stealing 8TB of data, including confidential documents.
Data Breaches
The company took systems offline globally after hackers exfiltrated data and deployed file-encrypting ransomware.
Cybercrime
MGM Resorts confirms "cybersecurity incident" led to the shutdown of web sites and IT systems of hotels throughout the United States.
Data Breaches
British mesh fencing systems maker Zaun discloses LockBit ransomware attack potentially impacting data related to UK military and intelligence sites.
Ransomware
EclecticIQ has released a free decryption tool to help victims of the Key Group ransomware recover their data without paying a ransom.
Fraud & Identity Theft
U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines.
Data Breaches
PurFoods says the personal and protected health information of over 1.2 million individuals was stolen in a February 2023 ransomware attack.
Data Breaches
Personal information stolen in ransomware attack at Ohio History Connection posted online after organization refuses to pay ransom.
Ransomware
Danish cloud hosting provider CloudNordic says most customers lost all data after ransomware shut down all its systems and servers.
Ransomware
Cybersecurity companies have released a dozen ransomware reports in recent weeks and most of them show a surge in attacks.
Ransomware
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group has started publishing data allegedly stolen from Japanese watchmaking giant Seiko.
Cybercrime
Australian lender Latitude Financial said the recent ransomware attack has cost it AU$76 million (roughly US$50 million).
Cybercrime
A new report from Rapid7 says a ransomware gang like Cl0p would easily be able to afford a bevy of zero-day exploits for vulnerable...
Data Breaches
The personal information of 1.5 million individuals was compromised in a ransomware attack at Alberta Dental Service Corporation (ADSC).
Government
CISA will step up training for the K-12 sector and technology providers, including Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare, will offer grants and free software.
Cyber Insurance
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) examined the relationship between cyberinsurance and ransomware, and proposes greater reporting from victims to government, enforced through insurance...
Ransomware
Colorado Department of Higher Education targeted in a ransomware attack that resulted in a data breach impacting many students and teachers.
ICS/OT
The number of ransomware attacks targeting industrial organizations and infrastructure has doubled since the second quarter of 2022, according to Dragos.
Ransomware
The Akira ransomware operators claim to have compromised 63 organizations since March 2023, mostly SMBs.
Ransomware
100% key capture rate and successful ransomware decryption shows progress in ransomware defense capabilities.
Data Breaches
Experts believe the Cl0p ransomware gang could earn as much as $100 million from the MOVEit hack, with the number of confirmed victims approaching...
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