Browsing the "ransomware" Tag

REvil Ransomware Affiliates Partner with Corporate Intruders

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 2014 Views ⚑

Experienced network intruders and ransomware groups have struck an alliance helping each other monetize their skills by spreading malware to

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It’s October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, & Ransomware Is the Biggest Fight We’re Losing

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 4777 Views ⚑

With this month’s focus on cybersecurity, it’s a good time to take stock of how companies are faring in security.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Cost of Ransomware Related Downtime Increased More Than 200 Percent, an Amount 23 Times Greater Than the Ransom Request

October 18th, 2019 📆 | 7160 Views ⚑

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Pitney Bowes Faced Service Disruption Following Ransomware Attack

October 17th, 2019 📆 | 4360 Views ⚑

The latest ransomware attack victim turns out to be global mailing and shipping service, Pitney Bowes. As confirmed by the

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1 in 5 SMBs have fallen victim to a ransomware attack

October 17th, 2019 📆 | 8431 Views ⚑

Ransomware remains the most common cyber threat to SMBs, according to a Datto survey of more than 1,400 MSP decision

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Texas used disaster playbook to deal with ransomware

October 16th, 2019 📆 | 3065 Views ⚑

Written by Benjamin Freed Oct 15, 2019 | STATESCOOP Many details of the ransomware attack that struck 23 local governments

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Chubb: 2019’s ransomware attacks already outpacing 2018

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 7088 Views ⚑

Cyberattacks – specifically of the ransomware kind – have become more frequent, and the attackers more aggressive, says a new

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Chubb: 2019’s ransomware attacks already outpacing 2018

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 6569 Views ⚑

Cyberattacks – specifically of the ransomware kind – have become more frequent, and the attackers more aggressive, says a new

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Crypto-Ransomware Remains Most Prominent Cyber Attack

October 15th, 2019 📆 | 1820 Views ⚑

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) released its 2019 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. Crypto

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Can we be frank? Ransomware has borked our dead-tree post systems • DigitalMunition

October 14th, 2019 📆 | 1597 Views ⚑

Pitney Bowes, the US stamping meter maker, has been infected with ransomware, leaving customers unable to top-up their equipment with

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Sectigo partners with SPYRUS to combat ransomware attacks

October 14th, 2019 📆 | 2598 Views ⚑

Sectigo, a provider of automated PKI management solutions, recently announced a partnership deal with cryptographic operating systems provider SPYRUS to

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Ransomware Attack – Everything You Need to Know Ransomware

October 14th, 2019 📆 | 2591 Views ⚑

Ransomware attack is quite common nowadays since Malicious software spreading everywhere through various mediums. The cybercriminals that use it are

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast for 10.11.19

October 13th, 2019 📆 | 4474 Views ⚑

ObserveIT ObserveIT is the leading Insider Threat Management solution with approximately 1,700 customers across 87 countries. ObserveIT is the only

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An iTunes Bug Let Hackers Spread Ransomware

October 12th, 2019 📆 | 6997 Views ⚑

The past week brought a heaping helping of not so comforting cybersecurity news, starting with President Donald Trump’s apparent plans

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BitPaymer Ransomware Gang Exploited iTunes Zero-Day Vulnerability

October 12th, 2019 📆 | 6497 Views ⚑

Researchers have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in iTunes that is under active exploit. They found the hackers behind the BitPaymer

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An iTunes Bug Let Hackers Spread Ransomware

October 12th, 2019 📆 | 6569 Views ⚑

The past week brought a heaping helping of not so comforting cybersecurity news, starting with President Donald Trump's apparent plans

Tagged with: hackers • itunes • ransomware • spread

[PODCAST] Understanding Social Engineering and Maintaining Healthy Paranoia

October 11th, 2019 📆 | 1791 Views ⚑

Recorded Future's Guest today was Rosa Smothers, senior vice president of cyber operations at KnowBe4, where she leads KnowBe4’s federal

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As Ransomware Attacks Increase, DHS Alerts to Cybersecurity Insights

October 11th, 2019 📆 | 6619 Views ⚑

By Jessica Davis September 09, 2019 – The Department of Homeland Security is once again alerting all sectors to the rapidly

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Ransomware attacks targeting flaw in iTunes for Windows

October 11th, 2019 📆 | 2856 Views ⚑

Ransomware attackers have Ransomware attackers have been abusing a vulnerability in the Windows version of Apple iTunes to avoid detection from antivirus software,

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15 New Ransomware Victims Hit Since the Start of October!

October 11th, 2019 📆 | 1511 Views ⚑

Since October 1,  Armor, a global cloud security solutions provider, has identified 15 new organizations which have been hit by

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Apple iTunes for Windows Zero-day Exploited by BitPaymer Ransomware

October 11th, 2019 📆 | 8066 Views ⚑

Researchers found a new footprint about the recent BitPaymer ransomware campaign that was exploited the Apple iTunes for Windows Zero-day

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BitPaymer ransomware attackers exploit Apple flaw to bypass detection

October 10th, 2019 📆 | 3742 Views ⚑

Apple has patched a vulnerability in iCloud for Windows and iTunes for Windows that malicious actors had been exploiting to

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Critical iTunes vulnerability exploited by ransomware. Update now

October 10th, 2019 📆 | 3631 Views ⚑

A couple of months ago, a team of digtial forensics specialists from security firm Morphisec discovered a malicious campaign that

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Ransomware: Prepare for hackers launching even more destructive malware attacks

October 10th, 2019 📆 | 8134 Views ⚑

Ransomware: Why paying the ransom is a bad idea for everyone in the long run ZDNet’s Danny Palmer explains that

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