Tag: Ryuk
Ryuk Ransomware Gets Intelligent, Spreads on its Own!
Ryuk ransomware has spelled doom on organizations since its discovery in August 2018. At the end of 2020, Ryuk operators carried out a series...
Ryuk Ransomware Gang Made More Than $150 Mn in Ransom
Ransomware attacks were the most observed security incidents in 2020. Multiple attacks and new ransomware variants were reported. Recently, a series of Ryuk ransomware...
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Loom Over Cyberspace
A report from global investigations firm Kroll revealed that ransomware attacks were the most observed security threats in 2020, accounting to one-third of all...
Ransom Payments Up 33% In Q1 2020; Sodinokibi and Ryuk Tops...
The average enterprise ransom payments increased 33% ($111,605) in Q1 of 2020 from Q4 of 2019, according to the Coveware Ransomware Marketplace Research report....
Cybercriminals Vow Not to Attack Healthcare Amid COVID-19
Amid the slew of panic due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, cyberattacks on the Healthcare sector became an additional threat level and hurdle to...
Ryuk Ransomware Strikes Again, Affects Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa Bay Times is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The popular U.S.-based news organization reported that attackers infiltrated its computer systems...
EKANS aka SNAKE Ransomware Slithers Slowly Through Corporate Networks
After Ryuk and Zeppelin, Snake Ransomware is a new breed of ransomware attack that targets not one or two but all computers on a...
Hackers Demand US$14M in Ransom to Unlock Systems in U.S. Nursing...
Virtual Care Provider, a technology services provider for nursing homes and acute care sites, was hit with a ransomware attack that seized access to...
Hackers Demand US$ 5 Million in Ransom from Mexico’s Pemex
Pemex, a Mexican state-owned petroleum company is the latest victim of a ransomware attack. The attackers demanded around US$5 million ransom in bitcoins to...