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Ransomware Prevention for State & Local Governments
Is There an Increase in Ransomware Attacks on State and Local Governments?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ransomware attacks in general increased 148 percent from the baseline levels reported in…
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Lessons learned from 633 destructive ransomware events
The threat landscape continues to see rapid evolution, especially as the digital world grows increasingly connected and more organizations outsource…
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Why Do Ransomware Attackers Use Bitcoin?
The demand for Bitcoin has increased over the last decade among traders and criminals alike. Ransomware attackers like REvil, DarkSide, Petya, and Bad Rabbit have been haunting the business…
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Reducing the blast radius of credential theft
Cybersecurity has come to be defined by identity, with almost every attack today revolving around gaining control of a user’s identity as a means of accessing critical data and systems.…
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KARAKURT the “ransomware exfiltration group”
I would like to share our experience with Karakurt which is a group focused on exfiltration (theft) of data only. A search on the forums did not bring anything up, so it is a bit surprising, if I am…
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In Israel, ransomware attacks against private companies pose a new kind of national security threat
Every week approximately a thousand institutions in Israel are hit with a cyberattack. It is a constant barrage of computer infiltrations. Most are ransomware attacks, and the motive was…
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Conti Ransomware Hits Delta Electronics | $15 Million Ransom Asked For Device Decryption
Taiwanese electronics giant Delta Electronics has fallen victim to a recent cyberattack. According to the reports, the Conti ransomware gang reportedly hit the…
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Files were taken in BC3 ransomware attack
BUTLER TWP. — Butler County Community College has learned from a third-party forensic firm that the individuals responsible for encrypting certain devices connected to the college’s network in late…
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New DeadBolt ransomware targets QNAP devices, asks 50 BTC for master key
A new DeadBolt ransomware group is encrypting QNAP NAS devices worldwide using what they claim is a zero-day vulnerability in the device's software.
The attacks started today, January 25th, with…
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Microsoft disables commands in Excel 4.0 to protect users from hackers, ransomware attacks
Microsoft has disabled a series of commands in Excel 4.0 to protect customers against security threats especially ransomeware.In July 2021, Microsoft has released a new Excel Trust Center…
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