Here you will find all the articles with the tag: ransomware.
Cybercriminals have publicized about one terabyte of data from the Duvel Moortgat brewery ransomware attack last month. This is because the company refused to pay. The cybercriminals from Black Basta supposedly posted the data online, which included employee passport copies and internal company doc... Read more
2 days ago
Victims of ransomware attacks are less likely to pay cybercriminals to release the encrypted or stolen data. This is according to Coveware research in a quarterly report. The researchers state that in the first quarter of 2024, 28 percent of companies affected by ransomware paid the requested ra... Read more
2 days ago
LockBit has been claiming a hefty share of ransomware damage for years. Now the criminal organization is in danger of being pushed away by competing gangs and malicious actors that imitate them. When LockBit was targeted by Europol and other authorities in February, the impact on the cybercrime ... Read more
12 days ago
A cybercriminal has been sentenced to four years in prison. The man deployed LockBit ransomware software and was involved in the activities of the ransomware group. A key member of the LockBit ransomware group has been sentenced to four years in prison, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reports. A ... Read more
1 month ago
Update 7/3, 5 pm: The pro-Russian hacker group Stormous Group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Duvel Moortgat, as reported by the Belgian publication VRT NWS. The hackers are said to have stolen a lot of data from the brewer during the attack. If Duvel Moortgat refuses to pay, the dat... Read more
2 months ago
LockBit restarted its operations after receiving a crackdown from police forces last week. The ransomware group launched a new website over the weekend to extort the victims it makes. However, the conclusion about the international action against LockBit is positive. How does the operation impact t... Read more
2 months ago
The hacker collective LockBit already has thousands of victims to its name. Drawing this much attention causes police departments to get eager to stop the criminal organization. Steps have recently been taken to that end, with a joint operation by Europol, the FBI and the British security services ... Read more
2 months ago
Update 20/02/2024 - The Cactus hackers claim to have stolen 1.5TB of data. As proof, they leaked 25MB of the data on the dark web. They also published snapshots of US citizens' passports and scans of documents with a non-disclosure agreement. Original - French multinational Schneider Electric ha... Read more
2 months ago
Last year, more than $1.1 billion (€1 billion) in ransom payments were made following a cyber attack. This beats the record from 2021. This is according to figures from Chainalysis. In 2021, ransomware payments amounted to $983 million, but the following year saw a significant drop. The amount... Read more
3 months ago
AnyDesk was recently hit by a hack on its production systems in which certificates may have been stolen. It is said to not be a ransomware attack. No login credentials were captured, because they are not stored. According to AnyDesk, after the incident, a security audit revealed that some of the... Read more
3 months ago
