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Prinz Eugen ransomware encrypts the most recent files
A new ransomware family, Prinz Eugen, demonstrates how extortion attacks are becoming increasingly targeted. ...
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Stolen patient data from Dutch firm ChipSoft destroyed after cyberattack
Dutch medical software firm ChipSoft claims that all data stolen in the ransomware attack in early April has ...
Hackers promise to delete stolen Clinical Diagnostics data
Update 22-08-2025 - Hacker group Nova has provided an update on the stolen data. It promises to delete the st...
Dutch lab paid millions in ransom, but some data appeared online
The recently hacked Clinical Diagnostics laboratory in the Netherlands paid millions of euros in ransom to cy...
Did Marks & Spencer pay a ransom to its cyber attackers?
And does it matter?
Ransomware payments reach record high: more than 1 billion euros
Last year, more than $1.1 billion (€1 billion) in ransom payments were made following a cyber attack. This ...
‘Paying ransomware gangs should be prohibited’
A total ban on paying hackers in ransomware attacks is the only solution to this troublesome problem. This is...
Dutch hacker gets four-year prison term for extorting companies, money laundering
Dutch hacker Pepijn Van der Stap has recently been sentenced to four years in prison. He was found guilty of ...
LinkedIn hack permanently deletes accounts
Hackers are currently attacking LinkedIn accounts en masse worldwide. According to security specialists at Cy...
Ferrari has disclosed a data breach
The breach compromised some of Ferrari's IT systems, after which the company received a ransom demand from ha...