Attacks like this aren’t just hypotheticals. In February 2021, CD Projekt Red, the makers of Cyberpunk 2077, wasstruck by a ransomware attack. Although the company was able to restore the data from backups, attackers stole personnel data and leaked the source code for current and upcoming ...
June 2020 by Kaspersky Kaspersky ICS CERT experts recently conducted research and found that a number of industrial companies are currently experiencing targeted attacks involving the Snake encryption ransomware.Most recently, Japanese motorcycle and auto manufacturer Honda, had fallen victim to Snake which...
justice says that the hackers, employed by a company called chengdu 404 network technology, allegedly hit dozens of private companies to steal millions of dollars, sometimes using ransomware schemes or cryptojacking , malware that exploits compromised computers to generate cryptocurrency. in many cases,...
However, this attack attempted to disguise the virus as ransomware. Such attacks have become a hit over the past year, although they are easily spotted by software security systems. Concealing the virus allows it to mask the extent of its attack and its origins. ...
Group-IB has presented its findings about ARMattack, one of the shortest yet most successful campaigns by the ransomware gang Conti.
More than 1,300 companies around the world were attacked by the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme, netting the hackers $100 million in illici
Irish Employer’s Bad Habits Increase Risk of Cyber Attack It only takes a quick glance at the news to see another example of a company falling victim to a cyber threat like data theft or being disrupted via ransomware. They are not alone; we have seen Sweep...
LockBit, which first burst onto the scene in late 2019, has continued to be disruptive and prolific, targeting as many as 76 victims in May 2023 alone, per statistics shared byMalwarebyteslast week. The Russia-linked cartel has claimed responsibility for at least 1,653 ransomware attacks to da...
You can mitigate ransomware attacks until you are blue in the face, but the only way to ensure ransomware doesn't tank your business is by making multiple, immutable backups. Normal backups are great, but ransomware attackers have gotten wise enough to encrypt or delete those. That...
Given the recent surge of ransomware attacks, there are countless organizations offering best practices, solutions, and services. First and foremost, you must have an incident response plan in place, and that plan must include manufacturing. It is important that your board of...