Author: Robert Lemos Contributing Writer

While attackers in protected jurisdictions continue to get massive sums for continuing to breach organizations, the ransomware threat will only continue to grow. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

The Rewards for Justice program, a counterterrorism tool, is now aimed at collecting information on nation-states that use hackers to disrupt critical infrastructure. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

From the Biden administration’s pledge to take action to INTERPOL’s focus on ransomware as a global threat, governments are looking to help businesses cope with cyberattacks. But can it really work? Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Estimates indicate the number of affected companies could grow, while Kaseya faces renewed scrutiny as former employees reportedly criticize its lack of focus on security. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Automation allowed a REvil affiliate to move from exploitation of vulnerable servers to installing ransomware on downstream companies faster than most defenders could react. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

The provider of remote monitoring and management services warns customers to not run its software until a patch is available and manually installed. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

A previously unknown flaw in Western Digital’s older network-attached storage systems allowed unauthenticated commands to trigger a factory reset, formatting the hard drives, says the company after its preliminary investigation. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

The company suspects a remote code execution vulnerability affecting My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices and recommends that business and individual users turn off the drives to protect their data. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Information-stealing malware makes up about a third of attacks, a study finds, but companies worry most about ransomware shutting down production. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches

Nearly a score of cybercriminals allegedly worked together to create the Trickbot malware and deploy it against more than a million users, an unsealed indictment claims. Source: Darkreading Attacks Breaches