Ransomware

Dish confirms 300,000 people's data was exposed in February's attack

But don't worry – we know it was deleted. Hmm. How would you know that?

Cyber-crime23 May 2023 | 4

Microsoft decides it will be the one to choose which secure login method you use

Certificate-based authentication comes first and phones last

CSO18 May 2023 | 55

'Strictly limit' remote desktop – unless you like catching BianLian ransomware

Do it or don't. We're not cops. But the FBI are, and they have this to say

CSO17 May 2023 | 32

Ransomware-as-a-service groups rain money on their affiliates

Qilin gang crims can earn up to 85 percent of extortion cash, or jail

Cyber-crime17 May 2023 | 4

Feds offer $10m reward for info on alleged Russian ransomware crim

Infecting cops' computers is one way to put a target on your back

Cyber-crime17 May 2023 | 1

No more macros? No problem, say miscreants, we'll adapt

Microsoft blocking 'net scripts sparked 'monumental shift' in attacks

CSO15 May 2023 | 10

Ransomware corrupts data, so backups can be faster and cheaper than paying up

Smash and grab raids don’t leave time for careful encryption

Cyber-crime15 May 2023 | 31

Toyota's bungling of customer privacy is becoming a pattern

in brief Also: 3D printing gun mods = jail time; France fines Clearview AI for ignoring fine; this week's critical vulns, and more

Security15 May 2023 | 33

Western Digital: Customer info stolen in that IT attack

Hard times for buyers of these hard drives

Cyber-crime08 May 2023 | 8

A right Royal pain in the Dallas: City IT systems crippled by ransomware

Texas officials preach limited government ... but not this limited

Cyber-crime05 May 2023 | 21

Data loss costs are going up – and not just for those who choose to pay thieves

Ransoms, investigations, and breach-related lawsuits are hitting companies in the wallet, law firm says

Cyber-crime02 May 2023 | 6

How fiends abuse an out-of-date Microsoft Windows driver to infect victims

It's like those TV movies where a spy cuts a wire and the whole building's security goes out

Research24 Apr 2023 | 16

Let's take a closer look at these claims of anti-ransomware SSDs

Inevitably, there's AI involved. Could it work?

Storage24 Apr 2023 | 33

That 3CX supply chain attack keeps getting worse: Other vendors hit

In Brief Also, Finland sentences CEO of breach company to prison (kind of), and this week's laundry list of critical vulns

CSO24 Apr 2023 | 9

Medusa ransomware crew brags about spreading Bing, Cortana source code

'Does have a somewhat Lapsus$ish feel' we're told

Cyber-crime19 Apr 2023 | 12

LockBit crew cooks up half-baked Mac ransomware

Please, no need to fix these problems

Security17 Apr 2023 | 8

40% of IT security pros say they've been told not to report a data leak

In Brief Plus: KFC, Pizza Hut owner spills more beans on ransomware hit... latest critical flaws... and more

Cyber-crime11 Apr 2023 | 16

Microsoft, Fortra are this fed up with cyber-gangs abusing Cobalt Strike

Oh, sure, let's play a game of legal and technical whack-a-mole

Cyber-crime10 Apr 2023 | 8

US defense tech veterans call for a separate Cyber Force

Analysis A seventh branch of the military is needed to address rising threats

Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 21

Lawyers cough up $200k after health data stolen in Microsoft Exchange pillaging

In addition to $100k given to LockBit

Security27 Mar 2023 | 8

CISA unleashes Untitled Goose Tool to honk at danger in Microsoft's cloud

Not a headline we expected to write today

CSO24 Mar 2023 | 11

Ferrari in a spin as crims steal a car-load of customer data

Speeds away from the very suggestion it would ever pay a ransom

Cyber-crime21 Mar 2023 | 8

BianLian ransomware crew goes 100% extortion after free decryptor lands

No good deed goes unpunished, or something like that

Cyber-crime19 Mar 2023 | 6

Got Conti? Here's the ransomware cure to avoid paying up

Kaspersky cracks the code, so get busy before the next update comes

Security16 Mar 2023 | 5

Cancer patient sues hospital after ransomware gang leaks her nude medical photos

Victim offered two years of credit monitoring after highly sensitive records dumped online

Security15 Mar 2023 | 36

Microsoft squashes Windows bug exploited to inflict ransomware misery

Not-so-smart SmartScreen flagged up by Googlers

Patches14 Mar 2023 | 5

LockBit brags: We'll leak thousands of SpaceX blueprints stolen from supplier

And also, Ring hit with ransomware, too? No, says Amazon

Cyber-crime13 Mar 2023 | 19

Zoll Medical says intruders had 1M+ patient, staff records at their fingertips

Names, addresses, SSNs all up for grabs

Security13 Mar 2023 | 3

What happens if you 'cover up' a ransomware infection? For Blackbaud, a $3m charge

File under cost of doing business

CSO10 Mar 2023 | 9

EPA orders US states to check cyber security of public water supplies

Don’t let miscreants poison the wells

Security06 Mar 2023 | 8

DoppelPaymer ransomware suspects cuffed, alleged ringleaders escape

Millions extorted from victims, one attack left hospital patient dead

Cyber-crime06 Mar 2023 | 4

Where are the women in cyber security? On the dark side, study suggests

In Brief Also, Royal ransomware metastasizes to other critical sectors, and this week's critical vulnerabilities

Security06 Mar 2023 | 44

Frankenstein malware stitched together from code of others disguised as PyPI package

Crime-as-a-service vendors mix and match components as needed by client

Research03 Mar 2023 | 3

PlugX RAT masquerades as legit Windows debugger to slip past security

DLL side-loading does the trick, again

Security01 Mar 2023 | 3

US Marshals Service leaks ‘law enforcement sensitive information’ in ransomware incident

It’s not just another data breach when the victim oversees witness protection programs

Cyber-crime28 Feb 2023 | 5

Microsoft grows automated assault disruption to cover BEC, ransomware campaigns

There’s no HumOR in cyberattacks

Security24 Feb 2023 | 9

Suspected Russian NLBrute malware boss extradited to US

Dariy Pankov accused of infiltrating systems, selling tool and passwords to other miscreants

Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 9

Dole production plants crippled by ransomware, stores run short

Yes, we have no bananas, and things aren't looking peachy on the salad front

Security23 Feb 2023 | 17

GoDaddy joins the dots and realizes it's been under attack for three years

In brief Also: Russia may legalize hacking; Oakland declares ransomware emergency; the CVEs you should know about this week

Security20 Feb 2023 | 19

ESXiArgs ransomware fights off Team America's data recovery script

Want a clue to what you’re dealing with? Check the ransom note

Security16 Feb 2023 | 1

Record-breaking number of record-breaking DDoS attacks confirmed

And growing abuse of cloud – because using hijacked Brazilian cable modems to down sites is so 2013

Security14 Feb 2023 |

Crypto mixer Sinbad looks uncannily like a remix of North Korea's notorious Blender

Lazarus Group’s favorite digi-dollar launderer may have risen again

Software14 Feb 2023 | 12

LockBit's Royal Mail ransom deadline flies by. No data released

in brief Also: Russian wiper malware authors turn to data theft, plus this week's critical vulns

Cyber-crime13 Feb 2023 | 9

Ransomware crooks steal 3m+ patients' medical records, personal info

All that data coming soon to a darkweb crime forum near you?

Cyber-crime11 Feb 2023 | 21

US, UK slap sanctions on Russians linked to Conti, Ryuk, Trickbot malware

Any act that sends so much as a ruble to seven named netizens now forbidden

Cyber-crime10 Feb 2023 | 8

Among the thousands of ESXiArgs ransomware victims? FBI and CISA to the rescue

Evil code hits more than 3,800 servers globally, according to the Feds

Security08 Feb 2023 | 1

LockBit brags it pumped ION full of ransomware

Crims put a February 4 deadline for software slinger to pay up

Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 3

Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty in data theft and extortion case

Nickolas Sharp now faces up to 35 years in prison

Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 5

FBI smokes ransomware Hive after secretly buzzing around gang's network for months

Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op

Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 3

Finally, ransomware victims are refusing to pay up

Near 50% drop in extorted dosh ... or so it says here

Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 18

Ransomware severs 1,000 ships from on-shore servers

Get your eyepatch out: Cyber attacks on the high seas are trending

Cyber-crime19 Jan 2023 | 24

Been hit by BianLian ransomware? Here's your get-out-of-jail-free card

Avast issues a free decryptor so victims can get their data back

Security18 Jan 2023 | 3

Freedom for MegaCortex ransomware victims – the fix is out

Criminals hit 1,800 victims across 71 countries to the tune of $100m+

Security06 Jan 2023 | 4

Rackspace blames ransomware woes on zero-day attack

Play gang blamed, ProxyNotShell cleared and hosted Exchange doomed

Security05 Jan 2023 | 13

The Guardian ransomware attack hits week two as staff told to work from home

Updated UK data watchdog would like a word over failure to systems

Security04 Jan 2023 | 21

LockBit: Sorry about the SickKids ransomware, not sorry about the rest

Blame it on the affiliate

Security04 Jan 2023 | 16