Rising cyber threats and incidents of cyber-attack across the globe have many calling for federal intervention to protect our digital valuables.
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With our weekly GBHackers news summary, explore and learn about the most recent developments in the cybersecurity field.
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To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories.Matt BurgessFor the past four years, the LockBit ransomw… Read More
Hey, Arin right here. Final week was the busiest for safety thus far this 12 months. We noticed an unprecedented offensive on the LockBit ransomware gang; Apple moved to make iMessage futu… Read More
Lockbit A notorious cybercriminal group was disrupted this week Britain’s National Crime Agency announced that it is under their control. Here’s how this gang targeted organizati… Read More
The U.S. Department of State has announced monetary rewards of up to $10 million for information about individuals holding key positions within the Hive ransomware operation.It is also givin… Read More
2024 has started out with the highest number of January attacks we’ve ever recorded, with 76 attacks representing a 130% increase compared to 2022’s figures. Education topped the… Read More
“Optusdata”, the anonymous hacker who in late 2022 made away with the personal data of more than 10 million Optus customers before backing down from a $1.5 million ransom threat… Read More
Among the myriad of new ransomware groups on the dark web, a noteworthy addition has surfaced – the WereWolves ransomware group. This new ransomware group has already claimed 21 victim… Read More
French authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for allegedly helping the Hive ransomware gang with laundering their victims' ransom payments. [...]http://dlvr.it/T06075 Read More
Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev, also known on the internet as “Wazawaka” and “Boriselcin,” is wanted by the FBI, which is offering a $10 million reward for informatio… Read More
The notorious Rhysida ransomware gang has attacked Ejército de Chile, the Chilean Army and the territorial collectivity of Martinique. The threat actor made their activities public by… Read More
On June 21, Cl0p ransomware was busy releasing information of companies that it claimed to breach using the MOVEit vulnerability.
Amidst the muscle-flexing and threatening, it found time to… Read More
In the wake of recent global cybersecurity incidents involving the popular file-sharing application MOVEit Transfer, Washington State University (WSU) has become the ninth major educational… Read More
Ransomware is a type of malware that is designed to take your system or files on your system hostage. The basic concept behind ransomware is pretty simple. An attacker prepares a payload tha… Read More
The ransomware attack on the City of Oakland evoked several discussions, from the lax security of public administration bodies to the need of ransom negotiation.
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According to reports, the Taiwanese computer hardware company MSI (Micro-Star International) was recently joined to the list of victims of a new ransomware gang that goes by the name “… Read More
According to ION Group’s , the company makes it possible for “financial institutions, central banks, and enterprises to digitize and automate their most business important proced… Read More
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In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline Co. paid some $4.4 million in cryptocurrency to hackers who were holding its computer systems hostage. The culprits we… Read More
Clare O’Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs of Australia, says the government is setting up “a permanent standing operation” that will “scour the world&rdqu… Read More
The Australian Federal Police claims to have identified the cybercriminals behind the Medibank ransomware attack, which compromised the personal data of 9.7 million customers.
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Unstructured data storage – on-prem vs cloud vs hybridEnterprises have responded to growing storage demands by moving to larger, scale-out NAS systems. The on-premise market here is… Read More
NHS 111 services suffered an outage blamed on a cyber attack last week, it has emerged.
The firm providing digital services, Advanced, said the incident happened at 7am last Thursday… Read More
As ransomware makes the news across the country for hijacking data and holding it for ransom, may computer users wonder how ransomware infects a computer. Well, like any type of modern malic… Read More
Oil Indian $7.5 Million Ransom, US Warns North Korea, Russia With Most Data Breaches
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Nebraska spring football is here.
I’ll admit, I am struggling somewhat with what’s going on this spring. The chance to see new quarterbacks and other new players is always inter… Read More
The White House warned the Kremlin on Tuesday that if they don’t take action against Russian-linked criminal actors and hackers, the U.S. will retaliate.
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A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - Hackers suspected to be behi… Read More
This article titled “Coronavirus live news: Angela Merkel heckled in parliament; UK job retention scheme to end” was written by Damien Gayle (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier)… Read More
Ransomware operatives have hacked the City of Torrance in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and are holding city systems ransom. The hacking group is threatening to leak file archives allege… Read More
Ransomware is malware that either freezes your computer or locks it so you cannot access data and programs that your company normally uses. The criminal that is holding your system hostage… Read More