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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” This ransomware would typically arrive via an email attachment that prompts you to enable macros. Spam Filter.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data apparently includes users’ full names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses and partial payment card information. Data breached: 21,100,000 records.