by kcarten | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Hacker News, April 18, 2022 An 18-month-long analysis of the PYSA ransomware operation has revealed that the cybercrime cartel followed a five-stage software development cycle from August 2020, with the malware authors prioritizing features to improve the efficiency...
by kcarten | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Ransomware
State Tech, April 18, 2022 A recently released report, “The State of Ransomware in Government 2021,” underwritten by security firm Sophos, labeled the scourge of ransomware a “national emergency.” Read full State Tech article.
by kcarten | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Krebson Security, April 18, 2022 One of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. But new information confirms this pledge was...
by kcarten | Apr 13, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Security Brief, April 13, 2022 Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web leak sites where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research from Unit 42 by Palo Alto...
by kcarten | Apr 11, 2022 | News, Ransomware
Health IT Security, April 11, 2022 BakerHostetler saw an uptick in data breach lawsuits in the weeks following incident notification, especially against healthcare organizations. Read full Health IT Security article.
