Tag: ransom
New Year Brings New Ransomware Strain “Babuk Locker”
While the world is reeling from the aftereffects of the pandemic, cyberspace is getting infected with the first ransomware strain of 2021. Dubbed as...
How Cyberattacks Cause Severe Hazards to Health Care Industry
Cyberattacks on health care organizations have become rampant in 2020. With multiple data breaches and ransomware attacks, the health care providers continued to be...
PLEASE_READ_ME: A Malwareless Ransomware Targeting MySQL Servers
Security experts found a new “PLEASE_READ_ME” ransomware campaign distributed from the U.K.-based IP addresses targeting unsecured MySQL servers online. According to the researchers from...
Ransomware Attacks in 2020! These are 4 Most Affected Sectors
From a local food retailer to a multi-national company, ransomware attacks continue to loom over cyberspace. Ransomware operators target victims by encrypting their sensitive...
Sodinokibi Rundown: What it is, why it’s a growing problem, and...
Sodinokibi ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the globe, hitting high-profile targets like CTAG, one of Europe’s leading automotive research centers, and a housing...
Delaware County to Pay $500,000 Ransom After Experiencing Cyber Disruptions
Delaware County in Pennslyvania is in the process of paying $500,000 to the ransomware operators who compromised its local government’s network system. In an...
5 in 10 Ransomware Attacks in 2020 Occurred in the U.S.
Organizations in the U.S. witnessed a greater number of ransomware attacks than any other country, research from security firm BlackFog revealed. According to the...
Web Hosting Provider Managed.com Suffers Ransomware Attack
Managed web hosting provider Managed.com has temporarily taken down its servers and web hosting systems after suffering a suspected ransomware attack. In a security...
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Impact Digital and Security Transformation
A recent survey from CrowdStrike highlighted the continued spread of ransomware and the need for acceleration of both digital and security transformation. In its...
Ransomware: A Lucrative Business Model for Hackers, says FS-ISAC
A recent survey from the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), highlighted that rapidly evolving ransomware attacks have become a primary security...
