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Ransomware realities: The fallout of recent U.S. and international cyberattacks on corporate America Watch on demand | 48-minute webinar Colonial Pipelines, CNA Financial, JBS, iConstituent, and ADATA are a just handful of organizations that have been recently hit by ransomware and illustrate how...
In June 2021, a ransomware attack linked to Russian group REvil affectedJBS, the biggest meat processor in the world and supplier of one-fifth of beef in the U.S. The attack shut down the company’s operations at abattoirs across Australia, Canada, and the U.S., which threatened food ...
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Before arriving at Splunk, Audra worked as a reporter, producer and anchor at local TV stations in Indiana, California, Kentucky and Colorado. As a journalist, she covered several major cybersecurity stories including SolarWinds and ransomware attacks targeting Colonial Pipeline, JBS and Kaseya. In...
The advisory also cited a late November attack in which hackers using Maze threatened to release confidential and sensitive files from an American victim in a move to extort the company for ransom. Hackers using Maze software were behind the ransomware attack that targeted the city government of...
A ransomware attack on insurance firm CNA Financial left employees locked out of their systems and blocked from accessing corporate resources. The attack in March 2021 also involved company data being stolen, which led CNA Financial to reportedly pay the $40 million settlement fee. ...
The substantial changes in APT29's tooling and tradecraft are "likely designed to support the increased frequency and scope of operations and hinder forensic analysis," the company said, and that it has "used various infection chains simultaneously across different operations." ...
Ransomware losses down 35% year-over-year: Chainalysis Feb 05, 2025 by Alex O’Donnell Ransomware attackers still extorted more than $800 million from victims in 2024, data shows. 3789 News Crypto-stealing malware found in Android, iOS app-making kits: Kaspersky Feb 05, 2025 by Steph...
The FBI's director told lawmakers Thursday that the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past month have participated in multimillion-dollar transactions aimed at getting ...