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LockBit 2.0, Conti, BlackMatter and Hive Contribute to 60% of Ransomware Attacks
Despite constant cybersecurity awareness and law enforcement actions, ransomware operators continue to evolve their hacking techniques to deploy file-encrypting malware, causing damages to targeted...
Ransomware Reality in 2021: Victims Paid Up to $45 Million in Payouts
A 2021 report from Atlas VPN pegs ransomware cost to victims at $45 million in 2021. The year also boasts of some largest payouts...
The Vulnerabilities that Open the Door to Ransomware
The Darkside ransomware group brought the Colonial Pipeline to its knees in May 2021. In another incident that soon followed, REvil (Ransomware Evil), a...
Conti Continues Targeting U.S. Health Care Sector but Acts as a Good Samaritan in Ireland
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on May 20, released a “Flash” alert stating that the notorious Conti ransomware gang, which reportedly targeted the...