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Experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations of small states

Security Affairs

Cyber Research Labs reported a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, small states are more exposed to these attacks. The experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations. They observed a total of 48 government organizations from 21 countries that were hit by 13 ransomware attacks in 2022.

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Sweden’s liquor supply severely impacted by ransomware attack on logistics company

Security Affairs

A ransomware attack on a Swedish logistics company Skanlog severely impacted the country’s liquor supply. Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5%

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IT Governance Podcast 21.4.23: Capita, Chrome, LockBit for Macs and Alan Calder on cyber security

IT Governance

This week, we discuss the apparent sale of exfiltrated Capita data by the Black Basta ransomware group, a zero-day Google Chrome vulnerability and the development of a new LockBit ransomware variant targeting macOS, and Alan Calder analyses the new US National Cybersecurity Strategy and explains what all organisations should learn from it.

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Prometheus and Grief – two new emerging ransomware gangs targeting enterprises. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

Security Affairs

“Prometheus” and “Grief” – a multi-billion dollar ransomware market obtained two new emerging players. Prometheus is a new emerging ransomware group extorting enterprises in various verticals across the globe. Thanos ransomware (a.k.a.

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News alert: ThreatHunter.ai stops hundreds of ransomware attacks, nation-state threats in 48 hours

The Last Watchdog

27, 2024 — The current large surge in cyber threats has left many organizations grappling for security so ThreatHunter.ai Drawing on recent events and the resilient nature of cyber threats, as highlighted in an insightful piece on the LockBit ransomware saga, it’s evident that the cybersecurity landscape is more volatile than ever.

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GUEST ESSAY: The key differences between ‘information privacy’ vs. ‘information security’

The Last Watchdog

Information privacy and information security are two different things. Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Information privacy is the ability to control who (or what) can view or access information that is collected about you or your customers.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 471 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.