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A ransomware gang that has been increasingly disproportionately targeting the education sector is the subject of a joint warning issued by the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC. The Vice Society ransomware group has been breaking into schools and colleges, exfiltrating sensitive data, and demanding ransom payments. The threat? If the extortionists aren’t paid, you may not […]
Continue ReadingRansomware is to blame for the closure of all 175 7-Eleven stores in Denmark on Monday. The retailer closed all of its stores in Denmark after its cash registers and payment systems were brought down in the attack. Initially, 7-Eleven’s Danish division did not say that ransomware was responsible for its problems, simply describing the […]
Continue ReadingThe great thing about working in the world of cybersecurity is that there’s always something new. You may think you’ve seen it all, and then something comes along that completely surprises you. And that’s certainly true of the GoodWill ransomware, which security firm CloudSEK described this week. In fact, the GoodWill ransomware stands out so […]
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The Wawa convenience store chain is paying out up to $9 million in cash and gift cards to customers who were affected by a previous data breach, as reimbursements for their loss and inconvenience. The affected customers can request gift cards or cash that Wawa is paying out to settle a lawsuit over the security […]
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The growing threat of ransomware has been highlighted by NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team (RIFT) analysis. Between January-March 2021 and April-June 2021, the number of ransomware assaults studied by the team climbed by 288%, indicating that enterprises are still facing waves of digital extortion in the form of targeted ransomware. The rise […]
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Ransomware attacks are at an all time high in the United States, hackers are disrupting computer systems administering crucial infrastructure and refuse to give access until the ransom is paid, generally in Bitcoin or other hard to track crypto currency (decentralised). Earlier this year, hackers cracked down one of the biggest agencies in US […]
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Ahead of the Labour Day holiday coming about this weekend, CISA and the FBI have released joint advisory warning organizations of increased ransomware attack risk on weekends and holidays. Over the past few months, the government agencies have noticed a relative increase in ‘highly destructive’ ransomware attacks being launched by attackers on long weekends and […]
Continue ReadingAs the threat of ransomware attacks increases, the U.S. shipping industry is facing a particularly high resistance in safeguarding its global supply chain. The U.S. shipping industry is on the hit list of ransomware attackers — specifically the heavily computerized ports that receive cargo ships, as well as the actual crafts, security experts warned. […]
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Gigabyte, a motherboard developing company from Taiwan and also a hardware giant was attacked by the RansomExx ransomware hacking group, who has blackmailed to leak 112 GB of hack data if the organization doesn’t pay the ransom. Gigabyte is famous for making motherboards, but also builds other computer hardware and components, like laptops, monitors, […]
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A new investigation report has been published by SonicWall network security organization in which it stated that ransomware attacks have been increased rampantly in the first half of 2021, with 304.7 million attempted attacks observed by the organization. SonicWall researchers’ team has discovered several attempted ransomware attacks in both April and May, however, the record […]
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