Here you will find all the articles with the tag: ransomware.
The number of ransomware attacks continues to increase worldwide. This is despite a previous dip in the number of attacks, NCC Group researchers note based on figures from November this year. Whereas in the month of October, NCC Group researchers noted a small dip in the number of global ransomw... Read more
4 months ago
Major ransomware groups are increasingly using remote encryption in their attacks. Also called remote ransomware, this form of cybercrime has increased 62 per cent year-on-year This is according to data from Sophos. The groups Akira, ALPHV/BlackCat, LockBit, Royal and Black Basta are now using r... Read more
4 months ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a decryption tool to combat the effects from the infamous ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware variant. Developed by the FBI, the tool allows more than 500 victims to regain access to their data. However, ALPHV/BlackCat argues that the tool is not as effective as it... Read more
4 months ago
A true data explosion is happening, and DataCore sees a central role for itself. The Software-Defined Storage vendor is, therefore, looking at new possibilities with its technology. How is the company positioning itself for the new data age? According to DataCore, IT infrastructure can solve ple... Read more
4 months ago
The share of ransomware attacks by the infamous LockBit 3.0 hackers is slowly declining. This is the conclusion of researchers from security specialist ZeroFox in a recent study. A slow decline is also visible in Europe, but it is almost negligible. According to ZeroFox researchers, the number o... Read more
4 months ago
Software has artifacts. Spelled in correct English we would talk about artefacts, but because most of the planet's software artefacts exist (or were created in Silicon Valley), we tend to embrace the Americanization and say artifacts. But what are software artifacts, why do they exist in the first ... Read more
5 months ago
A large-scale operation against a Ukrainian ransomware gang has proved successful. Seven national units worked together alongside Europol and Eurojust to track down the ringleader and 11 accomplices. The profile of the as-of-yet unnamed group shows once again how agile and wide-reaching cybercrimin... Read more
5 months ago
For SMBs, malware is surprisingly no longer the biggest cyberthreat. It is now primarily the use of legitimate software, Huntress Labs researchers find. According to the researchers, malware is strikingly causing fewer and fewer security incidents among SMBs. In just over half of the cases studi... Read more
5 months ago
Most cyber-attacks continue to come from ransomware gangs. WithSecure's security specialists observe this after analyzing the first three quarters of this year. Interestingly, the number of ransomware gangs continues to increase. The number of ransomware attacks remains unabated this year, WithS... Read more
5 months ago
The well-known ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is now also taking legal action against its victims by filing complaints with regulators. An American company was recently affected by this novel strategy. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is known for its aggressive extortion methods, but has rece... Read more
5 months ago
