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Ransomware: It Takes A Village, Says NCSC

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UK Crime and Cybersecurity Agencies Urge 'Holistic' View of Ransomware Ecosystem Stopping the ransomware epidemic is less about tackling individual crypto-locking malware variants and more about combating the entire ecosystem of bad actors underpinning digital extortion, the British government said Monday.

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Government Sanctions: No Ransomware Please, We're British

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UK Toughens Anti-Cybercrime Stance by Sanctioning Accused Operators for First Time As ransomware continues to disrupt British organizations, the U.K. Ransomware victims must conduct due diligence before paying any ransom, as violating sanctions carries severe penalties.

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Australian Law Firm Hack Affected 65 Government Agencies

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Australian Federal Police, Department of Home Affairs Reportedly Among the Victims An April ransomware attack against one of Australia's largest law firms swept up the data of 65 Australian government agencies, the country's national cybersecurity coordinator said Monday.

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Ransomware: Should Governments Hack Cybercrime Cartels?

Data Breach Today

Banning Ransom Payments and Unleashing Offensive Hacking Teams Being Mooted With ransomware continuing to fuel a massive surge in illicit profits, some experts have been calling on governments to launch offensive hacking teams to target cybercrime cartels.

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Conti Ransomware Targets Costa Rican Government Entities

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After Demand of $10 Million Ransom Is Not Met, Conti Begins Leaking Data The Conti ransomware group has been targeting the U.S. But in the latest large-scale attack on a single country, Conti has reportedly targeted at least five Costa Rican government agencies and leaked nearly 40GB of exfiltrated data.

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Russian Hacker “Wazawaka” Indicted for Ransomware

Krebs on Security

A Russian man identified by KrebsOnSecurity in January 2022 as a prolific and vocal member of several top ransomware groups was the subject of two indictments unsealed by the Justice Department today. Previous reporting here revealed that Matveev’s alter egos included “ Orange, ” the founder of the RAMP ransomware forum.

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Government Software Supplier Hit By Ransomware

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Tyler Technologies Urges Agencies to Reset Passwords After 'Suspicious Logins' Following a ransomware attack last week that affected its corporate network and phone systems, Tyler Technologies, a supplier of software and services to local, state and federal government agencies, is urging its customers to reset their passwords after reports of "suspicious (..)