The internet we navigate daily is just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies the dark web, a hidden network shrouded in anonymity. This undercover space harbours many dangers, imp… Read More
A ransomware hack was the very last thing the precarious effective artwork market wanted – however that’s what it bought when Christie’s web site went down days earlier th… Read More
Information technology (IT) encompasses computers and everything they can perform. IT security aims to secure computers, networks, and other digital systems from cyberattacks and other dange… Read More
According to cyber security experts, the multibillion-dollar ransomware industry is still going strong. During a recent interview on the Public Key podcast, Andrew Davis, the general counsel… Read More
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos:
Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274… Read More
While 97% of organizations hit by ransomware report the attack, the level of involvement of law enforcement and/or official bodies varies considerably by country.In the early years of ransom… Read More
Ransomware gangs often go underground, only to resurface later, more formidable than before. Explore five reasons behind this dormancy, from evading law enforcement to upgrading attack techn… Read More
Author: Raghu Nandakumara, Head of Industry Solutions, Illumio
Like any group out to make a profit, most cybercriminals follow the money. It’s therefore little surprise that t… Read More
Morning 4 is a short collection of stories we think you need to know to start your day. So let’s get to the news.
How the Ascension ransomware attack is impacting Michigan patients… Read More
Your computer screen freezes, and a chilling message demands payment or your files are gone forever. Ransomware attacks are skyrocketing, posing a serious threat to our digital lives.
Thi… Read More
Ascension, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the United States, is facing disruptions in clinical operations due to a cyberattack that prompted the organization to take some… Read More
MedStar Health, a prominent non-profit healthcare provider disclosed a data breach that impacts more than 183,000 patients from its hundreds of care locations which it operates in the Baltim… Read More
MeridianLink is a big company. They helps banks and other money places with digital stuff. But on November 7th, bad people broke into their systems. These bad people are… Read More
The dark web is a vast area of the Internet where anonymity rules supreme and illegal activities flourish. One name stands out among the many websites that cater to criminal activities:… Read More
In response to this growing threat, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP). This initiative focuses on pro… Read More
Andy Greenberg reports via Wired: More than two months after the start of a ransomware debacle whose impact ranks among the worst in the history of cybersecurity, the medical firm Change Hea… Read More
Whether it’s terrorism, China, or an insecure border, the U.S. faces a litany of threats both internally and internationally, according to the FBI.
FBI Director Christopher Wray… Read More
Threat actors are using unpatched Atlassian servers as a means of distributing the Linux version of the Cerber ransomware, also known as C3RB3R.
The attacks take use of a significant secu… Read More
Han Hyo-Joo in Blood Free (Photo Credit: Disney Plus Korea)
The much-awaited K-drama Blood Free aired episode 2 on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 4 p.m. KST on Disney Plus. The series also go… Read More
The research, based on a survey of nearly 3,000 IT and security professionals across 14 countries, found that 94% of organizations hit by ransomware in the past year said that the threat act… Read More
A recent analysis by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google Cloud’s Mandiant has suggested that government-backed threat actors are more likely to be behind most exploit… Read More
Startups are prime targets for cybercriminals due to their frequently limited security maturity and resources compared to larger corporations. With investors growing more sensitive to securi… Read More
Ransomware is quickly changing in 2024, with massive disruptions and large gangs shutting down. Learn from Flare how affiliate competition is changing in 2024, and what might come next Read More
By Waqas
Cyber Warfare Takes Flight: Geopolitics Fuel Attacks on Airlines - Dark Web Tool Aims at E-commerce!
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web Tool Arms Rans… Read More
Shira Ovide’s March 8 analysis “Our faith in technology officially died this week,” in the online edition of The Post rang a bell for me.
In the 1980s and 1990s, I edit… Read More
The upward trend in cyberattack growth has left plenty of people talking. After all, countries like the US are continually facing threats from such ordeals and a long list of other tech even… Read More
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has witnessed a surge in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) attacks, posing a grave threat to digital security.
This comprehensive report delves into… Read More
Startups and scales-ups are often cloud-first organizations and rarely have sprawling legacy on-prem environments. Likewise, knowing the agility and flexibility that cloud environments provi… Read More
Sophos revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging a business model similar to cybercrime “as-a-service… Read More
Ransomware is one of the biggest cybersecurity threats facing businesses in the current environment. While this form of cyberattack has been around for a while, it has exploded in popularit… Read More
Click here for the articleThe ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the count… Read More
Days after it was knocked offline by a sweeping, years-in-the-making law enforcement operation, the notorious Russia-based LockBit ransomware group has returned to the dark web with a new le… Read More
In recent years, LockBit has been one of the most notorious ransomware gangs, extorting hundreds of millions of dollars and laying waste to enormous amounts of data in the process Read More
Introduction
With the rapid digital transformation taking place across the world, cyber security has become one of the most important concerns for individuals, organizations and governments… Read More
The U.S. government has sanctioned two key members of LockBit, the Russian-speaking hacking and extortion gang accused of launching ransomware attacks against victims across the U.S. and int… Read More
Lockbit: UK leads disruption of major cyber-criminal gang
In recent news, the focus has been on Lockbit, a major cyber-criminal gang, and the significant role played by the United Kingdom… Read More
LockBit, one of the world’s most infamous cybercrime gangs, has been disrupted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and international law enforcement agencies including E… Read More
There’s finally some Good News from the world of cybersecurity! After reams and reams of news about cyber criminals succeeding at extorting, infiltrating and disrupting businesse… Read More
A sweeping law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency this week took down LockBit, the notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang that has for years wreaked havoc o… Read More