Most ransomware victims face second attack after paying off first
Hackers in most cases will return to take a second bite at the apple.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a wave of ransomware attacks. However, a new study by a U.S. cybersecurity firm reveals an even greater threat. It shows that 4 in 5 ransomware victims run the risk of repeat cyber attacks.
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EU agency: serious cyberattacks in Europe doubled over the past year
Cyber criminals took advantage of the pandemic to increase their activity
CNN this week reported that significant cyberattacks against critical targets in Europe have doubled in the past year. The US based news service cited new EU figures they had obtainedd from EU authorities. The data show th...
Datto upgrades virtual SIRIS to help combat ransomware
The new vSIRIS software aims to provide deployment flexibility to help business continuity and disaster recovery.
Datto this week announced that it was reintroducing its Virtual SIRIS (vSIRIS) data protection software. Datto deliver vSIRIS as a virtual appliance. The offering is a software-only ...
Delphix releases Data Vault for ransomware protection
Delphix claims that its Data Vault will be able to protect precious data from ransomware raiders and more.
As technology continues to evolve, hackers and their approaches to data are getting complicated as well. Modern businesses need to invest in high-tech ransomware products to protect themsel...
Hackers spend more than 250 hours undetected in targeted networks
Sophos released the Active Adversary Playbook 2021 on May 18, detailing how attackers behave, as well as what tools, techniques, and procedures (TTP) threat detectors and incident responders witnessed in 2020 and early 2021.
The median amount of time hackers spent in breached systems without bei...
Rubrik to help companies more quickly recover from ransomware attacks
Their new security features will allow organizations to speed up damage assessment and recovery from ransomware attack.
Rubrik announced a suite of major data security features this week. These features enable organizations around the world to easily and accurately assess the impact of ransomwar...
Irish health services offline after ransomware attack
The Irish government has taken the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) IT systems offline following a cyber attack. With this, the authority is trying to prevent further damage.
With HSE systems down, it is expected that several hospitals will encounter problems, although the full extent of t...
DarkSide hacker group says it will disband
DarkSide, a hacker group that has been in the news several times in recent weeks because of ransomware attacks, says it is throwing in the towel. The group would no longer have access to its infrastructure.
The Wall Street Journal reports this based on information from security research firms Fi...
European subsidiary of Toshiba hit by ransomware attack
Toshiba Tec France Imaging Systems has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The company is a subsidiary of Toshiba that focuses on point-of-sale equipment and multifunction printers.
Reuters reports that the attack was carried out by DarkSide, the same group of hackers who were behind the recen...
Veeam adds ransomware protection to Kasten K10
The latest version of Kasten K10 includes a new feature to protect Kubernetes environments from ransomware attacks. The feature, called data immutability, is the most significant update to Kasten K10 since Veeam acquired Kasten last year, Veeam claims.
The ransomware protection is part of Kasten...
QNAP patches critical vulnerabilities that enabled ransomware attacks
QNAP has released multiple updates against vulnerabilities that were actively being exploited. The company recommends users install the updates immediately to protect against the Qlocker and eCh0raix ransomware.
Recently, a large number of QNAP NAS devices have fallen victim to the Qlocker and e...
‘Over half of ransomware victims pay the ransom’
More than half of users who fall victim to ransomware decide to pay the ransom. However, only around a quarter of all victims actually manage to recover their lost files.
This is shown in research by security company Kaspersky. The company asked 15,000 people around the world about their experie...