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Data Breaches
A ransomware group has claimed the theft of millions of files from procurement service provider Chain IQ and 19 other companies.
Data Breaches
Krispy Kreme is sending notifications to thousands of people impacted by the data breach that came to light at the end of 2024.
Data Breaches
The KillSec ransomware group has stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from Ireland-based eyecare technology company Ocuco.
Ransomware
The emerging Anubis ransomware becomes a major threat, permanently deleting user files and making recovery impossible.
Cybercrime
The Black Kingdom/Pydomer ransomware operators have joined the ranks of threat actors targeting the Exchange Server vulnerabilities that Microsoft disclosed in early March.
Cybercrime
Researchers from CrowdStrike, Accenture, and Awake Security have dissected some of the attacks involving the Hades ransomware and published information on both the malware...
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky observed a drop in ransomware attacks on industrial control system (ICS) computers in the second half of 2020, but it saw...
Data Protection
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week published an alert to warn of the fact that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor...
Cybercrime
Canada-based IoT company Sierra Wireless revealed on Tuesday that its internal IT systems were hit by a ransomware attack on March 20.
Cybercrime
An alert issued on Tuesday by the FBI warns about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the United States and...
Cybercrime
In addition to state-sponsored threat actors, the recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Exchange Server are now being targeted by ransomware operators.
Cybercrime
The recent disruption of Emotet, conducted by a worldwide coalition of law enforcement agencies, has huge significance. There are the obvious cybersecurity implications of...
Cybercrime
In early 2021, security researchers identified a variant of the infamous Ryuk ransomware that is capable of lateral movement within the infected networks.
Cybercrime
JFC International, a major distributor and wholesaler of Asian food products, last week revealed that it was recently targeted in a ransomware attack that disrupted some...
Cyber Insurance
The trouble with ransomware is well known at this point.
Cybercrime
An investigation into a ransomware attack on a North Carolina county’s computer network showed personal information posted for sale on the “dark web,” the...
Cybercrime
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) on Friday released a joint-sealed ransomware factsheet detailing common attack techniques and means to ensure prevention...
Cyber Insurance
Atlanta-based packaging giant WestRock (NYSE: WRK) on Friday shared an update on the recent ransomware incident that impacted the company’s information technology (IT) and...
Data Protection
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week, North American trucking and freight transportation logistics giant Forward Air Corporation said...
Cybercrime
The cybercriminals behind the Fonix ransomware have announced plans to shut down their activity, and have already released the master decryption key for the...
Cybercrime
Law enforcement authorities in the U.S. and Europe have seized the dark web sites associated with the NetWalker ransomware operations and also charged a...
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