Ransomware

All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting

updated Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand

Cyber-crime10 Feb 2025 | 3

If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show

35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference

CSO07 Feb 2025 | 2

Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops

And it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict the future

Cyber-crime31 Jan 2025 | 6

Ransomware attack at New York blood services provider – donors turned away during shortage crisis

400 hospitals and med centers across 15 states rely on its products

Cyber-crime30 Jan 2025 | 13

Baguette bandits strike again with ransomware and a side of mockery

Big-game hunting to the extreme

Cyber-crime28 Jan 2025 | 6

Security pros more confident about fending off ransomware, despite being battered by attacks

Data leak, shmata leak. It will all work out, right?

Cyber-crime28 Jan 2025 | 4

CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy

Infosec in brief Also, Subaru web portal spills user deets, Tornado Cash sanctions overturned, a Stark ransomware attack, and more

Security27 Jan 2025 | 5

Ransomware scum make it personal for Reg readers by impersonating tech support

That invitation to a Teams call on which IT promises to mop up a spamstorm may not be what it seems

CSO22 Jan 2025 | 18

Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors

Students have work to complete at home in the meantime

Cyber-crime20 Jan 2025 | 103

Medusa ransomware group claims attack on UK's Gateshead Council

Pastes allegedly stolen documents on leak site with £600K demand

Cyber-crime17 Jan 2025 | 13

Enzo Biochem settles lawsuit over 2023 ransomware attack for $7.5M

That's in addition to the $4.5M fine paid to three state AGs last year

Cyber-crime16 Jan 2025 | 1

UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector

Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment 'license'

Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 25

Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days

'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys

Research13 Jan 2025 | 5

Europe coughs up €400 to punter after breaking its own GDPR data protection rules

Infosec in brief PLUS: Data broker leak reveals extent of info trading; Hot new ransomware gang might be all AI, no bark; and more

Security13 Jan 2025 | 15

Telemetry data from 800K VW Group EVs exposed online

Infosec in Brief PLUS: DoJ bans data sale to enemy nations; Do Kwon extradited to US; Tenable CEO passes away; and more

Security06 Jan 2025 | 45

Atos denies Space Bears' ransomware claims – with a 'but'

updated Points finger at third-party infrastructure being breached

Cyber-crime04 Jan 2025 | 3

How cops taking down LockBit, ALPHV led to RansomHub's meteoric rise

Cut off one head, two more grow back in its place

Cyber-crime28 Dec 2024 | 4

What do ransomware and Jesus have in common? A birth month and an unwillingness to die

Feature 35 years since AIDS first borked a PC and we're still no closer to a solution

Cyber-crime24 Dec 2024 | 23

Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, 'did it for the money'

Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August

Cyber-crime23 Dec 2024 | 18

UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting

Infosec in brief Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more

Security23 Dec 2024 | 75

Ransomware scum blow holes in Cleo software patches, Cl0p (sort of) claims responsibility

But can you really take crims at their word?

Security16 Dec 2024 | 1

Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'

Personal and financial data probably stolen

Cyber-crime16 Dec 2024 | 2

Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen

Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly

Cyber-crime10 Dec 2024 | 20

Blue Yonder ransomware termites claim credit

Infosec in brief Also: Mystery US firm compromised by Chinese hackers for months; Safe links that aren't; Polish spy boss arrested, and more

Security09 Dec 2024 | 3

British hospitals hit by cyberattacks still battling to get systems back online

Updated Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service'

Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 21

BT Group confirms attackers tried to break into Conferencing division

Sensitive data allegedly stolen from US subsidiary following Black Basta post

Cyber-crime05 Dec 2024 | 8

Ransomware hangover, Putin grudge blamed for vodka maker's bankruptcy

Stoli Group on the rocks in the US

Security05 Dec 2024 | 35

Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list

The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin

Cyber-crime02 Dec 2024 | 58

RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC

Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players

Cyber-crime30 Nov 2024 | 2

Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week

Cyber-crime29 Nov 2024 | 21

Supply chain management vendor Blue Yonder succumbs to ransomware

And it looks like major UK retailers that rely on it are feeling the pinch

Cyber-crime26 Nov 2024 | 9

Russian spies may have moved in next door to target your network

Infosec in brief Plus: Microsoft seizes phishing domains; Helldown finds new targets; Illegal streaming with Jupyter, and more

Security25 Nov 2024 | 22

SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking

Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data

Cyber-crime22 Nov 2024 | 3

Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack

Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress

Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 5

Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft

Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed

Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 1

Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion

This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately)

Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 5

Teen serial swatter-for-hire busted, pleads guilty, could face 20 years

Infosec in brief PLUS: Cost of Halliburton hack disclosed; Time to dump old D-Link NAS; More UN cybercrime convention concerns; and more

Security18 Nov 2024 | 18

ShrinkLocker ransomware scrambled your files? Free decryption tool to the rescue

Plus: CISA's ScubaGear dives deep to fix M365 misconfigs

CSO14 Nov 2024 | 3

Ransomware fiends boast they've stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network

American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection

Cyber-crime13 Nov 2024 | 1

Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes

Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company's Atlassian Jira system

Cyber-crime05 Nov 2024 | 46

Columbus, Ohio, confirms 500K people affected by Rhysida ransomware attack

Victims were placed in serious danger following highly sensitive data dump

Cyber-crime04 Nov 2024 | 5

Senator accuses sloppy domain registrars of aiding Russian disinfo campaigns

Infosec in brief Also, Change Healthcare sets a record, cybercrime cop suspect indicted, a new Mallox decryptor, and more

Security27 Oct 2024 | 34

Ransomware's ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers

389 US healthcare orgs infected this year alone

Cybersecurity Month24 Oct 2024 | 1

Akira ransomware is encrypting victims again following pure extortion fling

Crooks revert to old ways for greater efficiency

Cybersecurity Month22 Oct 2024 | 2

Volkswagen monitoring data dump threat from 8Base ransomware crew

The German car giant appears to be unconcerned

Cyber-crime16 Oct 2024 | 1

Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption

Volume of attacks still surging though, according to Digital Defense Report

Cyber-crime15 Oct 2024 | 6

Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge?

White House official makes case for ending extortion reimbursements

Cybersecurity Month14 Oct 2024 | 87

INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good

Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique

Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2024 | 10

Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare

As if hospitals and clinics didn't have enough to worry about

Cybersecurity Month09 Oct 2024 | 6

About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector

Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum

Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2024 | 6

Ransomware crew infects 100+ orgs monthly with new MedusaLocker variant

Exclusive Crooks 'like a sysadmin, with a malicious slant'

Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2024 | 3

Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday

And what looks like proof stolen data was never deleted even after ransom paid

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 | 15

NCA unmasks man it suspects is both 'Evil Corp kingpin' and LockBit affiliate

Aleksandr Ryzhenkov alleged to have extorted around $100M from victims, built 60 LockBit attacks

Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2024 |

Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances

Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled

Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 19

Cloud threats have execs the most freaked out because they're not prepared

Ransomware? More like 'we don't care' for everyone but CISOs

Research30 Sep 2024 | 3

Forget the Kia Boyz: Crooks could hijack your car with just a smartphone

Infosec In Brief Plus: UK man charged with compromising firms for stock secrets; ransomware actor foils self; and more

Security30 Sep 2024 | 17