Tag: Ransomware
From Ransomware to Cyber Espionage: 55 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Weaponized in 2022...
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The Best Tools for Secure Online Privacy
Since the emergence of the COVID 19 pandemic, most businesses and individuals have embraced remote working. However, with more people working from home, the...
New StopRansomware.gov website – The U.S. Government’s One-Stop Location to Stop...
Original release date: July 15, 2021
The U.S. Government launched a new website to help public and private organizations defend against the rise in ransomware...
DarkSide Ransomware Gang Quits After Servers, Bitcoin Stash Seized via KrebsonSecurity
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Insurer AXA to Stop Paying for Ransomware Crime Payments in France...
“The word to get out today is that, regarding ransomware, we don’t pay and we won’t pay,” cybercrime prosecutor Johanna Brousse said at the hearing. Only the U.S. surpassed France last year in damage from ransomware to businesses, hospitals, schools and local governments, according to the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, estimating France’s related overall losses at more than $5.5 billion.
Tesla and FBI prevented $1 million ransomware hack at Gigafactory Nevada...
Based on the complaint, it sounds like he went above and beyond, not just to help prevent the attack on Tesla, but also to help the FBI find out more about the group.
COVID-19 opens ‘Pandora’s box’ of Florida businesses’ privacy concerns via CSR...
Dr. Ross Federgreen, CEO of CSR, discusses privacy concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic here.
Recorded Webinar Available Cybersecurity in an Uncertain World: New Ways to...
Thank you for recently attending the Government Technology Webinar entitled "Cybersecurity in an Uncertain World: New Ways to Confront New Ransomware Threats".
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Ransomware and the Role of Cyber Insurance via Teach Privacy
Professor Daneil Solove interviews Kimberly Horn about Cyber Insurance and Ransomeware here.
The FBI Issues A Powerful $3.5 Billion Cybercrime Warning via Forbes
This article by Davey Winder exposes how breaches in 2019 cost $3.5 Billion for nearly 500,000 people and organizations.
This new ransomware is targeting companies across Europe and the US...
Cyber criminals using a new form of ransomware are going after healthcare and technology companies across Europe, the US and Canada in what researchers describe as 'carefully chosen' attacks.
Government of Nunavut returns to paper records after ransomware attack
Another unfortunate case of a ransomware attack on a municipality. Read more here and how they may end up paying the ransom.
Pledges to Not Pay Ransomware Hit Reality
While risk analysts and security experts continue to urge companies to secure systems against ransomware, they are now also advising that firms be ready to pay.
Georgia county paid $400K to ransomware hackers
Written by Benjamin FreedMAR 11, 2019 | STATESCOOP
Just days after informing residents that its computer systems were severely crippled by a ransomware attack, the government of...
Norsk Hydro ransomware incident losses reach $40 million after one week
Norsk Hydro up and running with the exception of one business unit where "operations remain almost at a standstill."
Free Thanatos Ransomware Decryption Tool Released
June 26, 2018Swati Khandelwal
If your computer has been infected with Thanatos Ransomware and you are searching for a free ransomware decryption tool to unlock or decrypt...
School district pays $10,000 bitcoin ransom after cyberattack
April 28, 2018, 4:53 PM
LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- A Massachusetts school district was waiting Friday for its computer system to be "unlocked" after it paid a...
Maersk Reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers to Recover From NotPetya...
Maersk CEO: "We had to reinstall an entire infrastructure"