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Small players along critical infrastructure at mercy of ransomware
Between data exfiltration and frozen operations, ransomware is compromising the weakest elements of critical infrastructure.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 30, 2020 -
5 charts to show the impact of ransomware attacks in 2020
Even if patterns in code and strategy resemble a certain group, it's not always reliable enough to definitively identify an attacker or variant.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 30, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Ransomware 2020: the scale, scope and impact of attacks on business
In an international health crisis ripe with economic volatility, ransomware attacks have remained persistent. The fallout is growing more costly.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 30, 2020 -
Maze operators to close shop, report says
It's unknown if the operators will release decryption keys like other retired ransomware, reports Bleeping Computer.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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Ryuk wakes from hibernation; FBI, DHS warn of healthcare attacks
Researchers found that threat group UNC1878 is responsible for one-fifth of Ryuk intrusions. "Herein lies our monster," said Mandiant's Aaron Stephens.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 29, 2020 -
US sanctions against Russia institute with malware ties only scratch at recourse
The malware, launched against a Saudi Arabia-based oil refinery in 2017, also scanned and probed at least 20 electric facilities in the U.S. in 2019.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 26, 2020 -
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How Atlanta's CIO rebuilt IT after the city's cyberattack — and what's next
Inheriting a city, technologically and economically wounded by a cyberattack, Gary Brantley had to turn to the basics.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 20, 2020 -
Security experts overlook attacker-favored credential stuffing
With an endless cycle of breaches, hackers have a large pool of exposed credentials to throw at websites, increasing their probability of success.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 30, 2020 -
Ransomware attacks 'raising the bar' as cities struggle to respond
Smart Cities Dive looked at the increasingly sophisticated methods hackers deploy to extort money and ways cities can better prepare.
By Chris Teale • Aug. 27, 2020 -
Understanding Carnival's ransomware attack, hitting two different data types
Last week the cruise line disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted employee and customer data. The security divisions can get murky.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 26, 2020 -
Are businesses covered if their service provider is hit by ransomware?
The fallout of supply chain-style ransomware attacks are twofold — data encryption and data exfiltration — cyber insurance has to reckon with both.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 17, 2020
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