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  • Ransomware: Everything your board members need to know

    The impact of a ransomware attack on an organisation can be devastating. Why should board members concern themselves with ransomware? What do board members need to know about ransomware? So what do you need to know about ransomware? Most ransomware we see now is ‘enterprise-wide’.

  • Ragnar Locker ransomware gang issues 'contact' warning to companies

    A gang of cybercriminals responsible for numerous financially crippling ransomware attacks against large-scale probably due to the translation from a foreign language, possibly Russian, to English, reads: Typically, ransomware But if your company is targeted by Ragnar Locker, or any ransomware gang who threatens to leak your data We can guide you through a ransomware attack. If you have been the target of a ransomware attack, we have access to our Trusted Partners - recovery

  • Rail company taken offline due to suspected ransomware attack

    huge problem with their self-service ticket machines after they were taken offline due to a suspected ransomware investigation with our supplier, but indications are that the ticket machine service has been subject to a ransomware Ransomware is a prominent global cyber threat and the NCSC works to build resilience in the UK. Organisations should take steps to mitigate the risk of falling victim to a ransomware attack, and the effective control and oversight of their supply chains How to mitigate against the threat of malware and ransomware

  • Further ransomware attacks on the UK education sector by cyber criminals

    The NCSC is responding to further ransomware attacks on the education sector by cyber criminals. attack vectors and enable effective recovery from ransomware attacks. Common ransomware infection vectors Ransomware attackers can gain access to a victim’s network through Phishing Phishing emails are frequently used by actors to deploy ransomware. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

  • US farming group warns of supply chain chaos after ransomware attack

    An Iowan agricultural group hit by a ransomware attack appears to have claimed that the impact of the Why are we talking about a ransomware attack in the US, you may well be thinking. Because, ransomware attacks happen globally, and the UK agriculture industry is suffering, and it's an In one, the cooperative’s spokesperson suggests that the ransomware group has misjudged the scale of We really don't need to see a supply chain further crippled by a ransomware attack like the one in Iowa

  • Upgrade your SonicWall devices to avoid potential ransomware attacks, says CISA

    Cyber crime officers at Leicestershire Police alerted us to a ransomware threat which targets vulnerabilities federal agency added that the attackers can exploit this security vulnerability as part of a targeted ransomware issued an "urgent security notice" warning customers via email of the "imminent risk of a targeted ransomware attacks, but Bleeping Computer was told by a source in the cybersecurity industry that the HelloKitty ransomware fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, HelloKitty in this sphere is a human-operated ransomware

  • The Cyber Bulletin: How state sponsored threat actors are weaponising cybercrime

    State-sponsored cyber threat actors have increasingly adopted ransomware as a tool to further their geopolitical Traditionally focused on cyber espionage and intelligence gathering, these groups now employ ransomware In late 2024, a ransomware attack attributed to the Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group known This isn’t the only example of a nation state threat actor leveraging ransomware; North Korea's Lazarus Group exemplifies the use of ransomware for financial gain.

  • Decline in ransom payments

    Fewer ransomware victims are making ransom payments. In the first quarter of 2019, 85% of known ransomware victims were making ransom payments during a ransomware The last key factor is the compounding effects of declining ransomware payments. This prices some threat actors out of the market, leading to less ransomware attacks, leading to less

  • Exploitation of vulnerabilities on the rise

    , has observed a shift in tactics employed by threat actors aiming to compromise their victims with ransomware previously been placed on social engineering, but that organisations shouldn’t overlook the significance of ransomware tailored messages, often through email attachments containing malware - was the predominant method for ransomware Key Indicators of Initial Access Methods: Ransomware attacks, while much rarer than Social Engineering of external software vulnerabilities have spiked, now being the method of initial entry for 1 in 3 ransomware

  • Northants businesses targeted by cyber criminals

    We recently issued a warning about a series of ransomware threats to companies primarily in the Northamptonshire Northants and regional cyber police are investigating the ransomware attacks that have targeted local Every strain of the ransomware has so far been different, although there is a common theme between the Threat actors employ various methods to deliver ransomware, such as malicious attachments or links in and we have numerous blogs on the topic of ransomware, including a basic guide to ransomware: Ransomware

  • Russia’s Proxy Cyber War: How youths and foreign nationals are being recruited for espionage

    with young collectives such as Scattered Spider and Lapsus$ Hunter maintaining ties to major Russian ransomware The overlap is not hypothetical: the Conti leaks revealed significant crossover between a leading ransomware With More western cybercrime groups forming partnerships or adopting Russian Ransomware-as-a-Service

  • Hello Kitty source code revealed

    The source code for the well-known Hello Kitty ransomware was posted on to a Russian-speaking hacking Hello Kitty are a ransomware group, known for targeting corporate networks within technology, manufacturing observed previously attempting to sell access to companies, including Sony Network Japan and linked to a ransomware-as-a-service called “Gookee Ransomware”, selling malware source code on underground forums. Researchers believe that Gookee is the developer of Hello Kitty ransomware, and is using the guise of

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