Ransomware

Ransomware first came on the scene in 1989 via hackers mailing out a floppy disk. Called the AIDS trojan; if you put the disk in your computer it would lock up. You were then asked to send $189 to a…
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The amount of money paid to ransomware attackers dropped significantly in 2022, and not because the number of attacks fell. It's that more victims are refusing to pay the ransoms, blockchain research…
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New reports by Fortified Health Security and the Ponemon Institute highlight the ongoing challenges facing healthcare cybersecurity. (Army)Patient safety has become the driving force behind ongoing…
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News 2023 Data Protection Report: 'Ransomware Is Winning' Veeam Software published a Data Protection Report for the…
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Reading a newspaper. Image by Tim Sandle In ‘news about news’, The Guardian has reported an IT incident and this is being declared a ransomware attack. The bastion of liberal new media was struck by…
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LockBit has emerged as the most prolific name in ransomware attacks and has now been blamed for an incident that has hit Royal Mail’s international operations. Here is what we know about LockBit and…
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A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids, was publicly exposing sensitive data about hundreds of police operations…
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LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail's international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say…
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