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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2020 – 623 million records breached

IT Governance

Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Wake County, NC, learns that third party breached government employee info (1,900). Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). Ransomware.

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£60 million in recovery costs for Norsk Hydro after refusing ransom demand

IT Governance

Earlier this month, Norsk Hydro published its first quarterly report since it fell victim to a devastating ransomware attack in March. For a few hundred thousand pounds, Norsk Hydro could have bought a decryptor from the blackmailers and restored its systems. Cyber security experts and governments urge victims to never pay the ransom.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. 1942 - ) Thanks for reading CyberheistNews You can read CyberheistNews online at our Blog [link] Security News WSJ: "Merck's Insurers on the Hook in $1.4 Now they're more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous.