Here you will find all the articles with the tag: ransomware.
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
CyberArk recently released an online version of its open-source White Phoenix ransomware decryptor. With it, the company aims to help ransomware victims get their files back. CyberArk's White Phoenix ransomware decryptor was already available as a Python project on GitHub, but the security compa... Read more
3 months ago
A new report from Barracuda Networks shows that cyber incidents are costing organizations millions. Attacks are also becoming a lot more sophisticated, with fears about the impact of AI. 57 percent of the 1,917 IT security professionals surveyed said they had experienced one or more cyber attack... Read more
3 months ago
LockBit 3.0 criminals carried out a successful ransomware attack on Subway. The group reportedly stole gigabytes of sensitive financial information. A group using the LockBit 3.0 ransomware to carry out attacks managed to infiltrate Subway, The Register reports. The attack was carried out by hij... Read more
3 months ago
Companies worldwide faced more cyber attacks in 2023. This was noted by Check Point Research researchers in their annual review. Last year, organizations had to deal with more cyber attacks. This is the conclusion of Checkpoint Research specialists in their annual report. More specifically, ... Read more
3 months ago
Cooperation between Cisco Talos and the Dutch police has led to disabling the Babuk ransomware's Tortilla variant. The hacker responsible has been arrested, and a very commonly used decryption tool has been discovered. Recently, the possible mastermind behind Babuk Tortilla was apprehended in Am... Read more
4 months ago
Victims of the Akira and Royal ransomware face additional extortion attempts. The methods used in the "follow-on extortion campaign" are pretty unique. That is the finding of researchers of Arctic Wolf. Victims were supposedly offered help in the new extortion attempt. "This is the first publish... Read more
4 months ago
A total ban on paying hackers in ransomware attacks is the only solution to this troublesome problem. This is stated by security specialist Emisoft in response to a recent report on the impact of ransomware attacks. According to Emisoft, a legal total ban on paying after a ransomware attack is t... Read more
4 months ago
Researchers have developed a tool to decrypt files affected by Black Basta ransomware. SRLabs has exploited a vulnerability in the Black Basta ransomware to develop a decryptor tool. This allows companies affected by the ransomware to recover their encrypted files without paying a ransom. The... Read more
4 months ago
The biggest data breaches of all time almost all took place between 2018 and 2020. Since then, no leak has managed to reach the top 20. Global regulations and the growing threat from cybercriminals are making organizations take the measures required. It's very much needed, as there are more victims... Read more
4 months ago
