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The company declined to discuss the exact cause of the disruption, but their response so far is straight out of the playbook for responding to ransomware incidents. Ransomware ransomware Tyler Technologies tylertech.com MORE
Such Specialization Highlights Ransomware Operators' Increasing Business Savvy Ransomware innovation seems to know no bounds, as crime gangs seek new ways to make crypto-locking malware ever more profitable. MORE
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Learn What To Do About These Threats In Your Organization View this webinar OnDemand to learn about the rise of targeted ransomware attacks and the difficulties in stopping them MORE
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Researchers Track Funds in 61 Cryptocurrency Wallets Researchers say cryptocurrency wallets used by the operators behind the Ryuk ransomware strain and the gang's affiliates hold more than $150 million MORE
199 
Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay. MORE
231 Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay. MORE
235 
Analyzing cryptocurrency data, a research group has estimated a lower-bound on 2020 ransomware revenue: $350 million, four times more than in 2019. Ransomware is now an established worldwide business. Uncategorized crime cryptocurrency ransomware MORE
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Hackers Release Master Decryptor Key The Fonix ransomware gang has closed down its operations and has released a decryptor key, according to Malwarebytes and Kaspersky. MORE
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the persistent threat of ransomware. Also featured: Sorting out breaches tied to Accellion’s File Transfer Appliance; an update on fraud trends in 2021 MORE
Researchers Analyze the Severe Threat the Malware Poses Conti ransomware, which emerged eight months ago, poses a severe threat, according to Cybereason's Nocturnus Team, which offers an in-depth analysis of how the malware works MORE
201 
Using Affiliates Enables Crowdsourced Profits, But Leaves Operators More Exposed Darkside is the latest ransomware operation to announce an affiliate program, in which a ransomware operator maintains crypto-locking malware and a ransom-payment infrastructure, while crowdsourced and vetted affiliates find and infect targets. MORE
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The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Ransomware types. MORE
Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. Suspecting a ransomware attack, Diebold said it immediately began disconnecting systems on that network to contain the spread of the malware. Ransomware BleepingComputer Diebold Nixdorf Emsisoft Fabian Wosar Lawrence Abrams ProLock ransomware MORE
Sygnia Researchers Say Hackers Using Their MATA Framework to Deliver Malware The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking operation also known as Hidden Cobra, is deploying TFlower ransomware using its MATA malware framework, security firm Sygnia reports MORE
Kaspersky: Malware Goes Beyond Windows Devices Researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware that until now had targeted only Windows devices. The ransomware has been tied to several high-profile attacks over the last several months MORE
227 Conti Gang Claims Credit for Christmas Eve Attack and Data Exfiltration The Scottish Environment Protection Agency says a ransomware attack last month continues to cause serious outages, and warns that ransom-demanding attackers also stole some data. MORE
183 
Company Finally Acknowledges Earlier Incident Exposed Corporate Information Canon USA has finally acknowledged that a ransomware attack earlier this year involved the theft of corporate data, including employee information, such as Social Security numbers and financial account numbers MORE
and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. The victim shaming site maintained by the NetWalker ransomware group, after being seized by authorities this week. MORE
Security firm Bitdefender released a tool that allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom. The decrypter seems to work for all recent versions of the Darkside ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). MORE
PrismHR , a company that sells technology used by other firms to help more than 80,000 small businesses manage payroll, benefits, and human resources, has suffered what appears to be an ongoing ransomware attack that is disrupting many of its services. MORE
Incident Reflects Threats Facing Those Involved in COVID-19 Response A manufacturer of transit communication systems that pivoted to build ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic is reportedly the latest victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang MORE
Prolific Ransomware Can 'Spread Automatically' Inside Networks, CERT-FR Warns Prolific Ryuk ransomware has a new trick up its sleeve. "A MORE
Vermont Health Network Postpones Next Phases The lingering aftershocks of an October ransomware attack and ongoing COVID-19 response challenges are forcing the University of Vermont Health Network to delay the next phases of an enterprisewide electronic health record rollout MORE
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Incident Disrupted Service to 25 Customers Finnish IT giant TietoEVRY announced Tuesday that ransomware crippled its infrastructure, forcing it to take down affected systems to contain the spread of the malware MORE
NASDAQ:RCM ], one of the nation’s largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. R1 RCM acknowledged taking down its systems in response to a ransomware attack, but otherwise declined to comment for this story. R1 RCM Inc. MORE
National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a California company that owns more than 700 animal care facilities around the globe, is still working to recover from a ransomware attack late last month that affected more than half of those properties, separating many veterinary practices from their patient records, payment systems and practice management software. NVA said it discovered the ransomware outbreak on the morning of Sunday, Oct. MORE
Nefilim Ransomware Gang Takes Responsibility, Posts Allegedly Stolen Data The major appliances giant Whirlpool acknowledges it was hit with a ransomware attack in November, with the cyber gang Nefilim taking responsibility for the cyber incident and claiming to have stolen company data MORE
Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. ” Ransomware Cryptolocker Eversheds Sutherland Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev Evil Corp. MORE
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. MORE
Check Point Researchers Uncovered New Malware Strain Security analysts at Check Point Research are warning about a recently uncovered ransomware strain called Pay2Key that is primarily targeting Israeli firms MORE
Group-IB published a report titled “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. The research dives deep into the global ransomware outbreak in 2020 and analyzes major players’ TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures). MORE
French experts spotted a new Ryuk ransomware variant that implements self-spreading capabilities to infect other devices on victims’ local networks. The ransomware generates every possible IP address on local networks and sends them an ICMP ping. MORE
Universal Health Services' Financial Statement Spells Out the Effects In an eye-opening look at the cost burden of a ransomware attack, Universal Health Services reports that an incident last September had a $67 million economic impact - citing, for example, the need to divert patients to competing facilities for urgent care. MORE
Kaspersky Says RTM Group Attempts Extortion The Russian hacker group RTM is deploying a new ransomware variant dubbed "Quoter" along with a banking Trojan as part of an extortion campaign, according to the security firm Kaspersky MORE
The criminal group behind the REvil ransomware enterprise has begun auctioning off sensitive data stolen from companies hit by its malicious software. But it may also signal that ransomware purveyors are searching for new ways to profit from their crimes as victim businesses struggle just to keep the lights on during the unprecedented economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A partial screenshot from the REvil ransomware group’s Dark Web blog. MORE
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7 ransomware attack targeted a database used to verify voter signatures in Georgia, and the database is still not fully functional. Report: Hall County Continuing to Restore Systems An Oct. MORE
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It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion payment. Now, one crime group has started using hacked Facebook accounts to run ads publicly pressuring their ransomware victims into paying up. MORE
Health Data Breach Tally Shows Impact of Vendor Breach The May ransomware attack on cloud-based fundraising database management vendor Blackbaud continues to rack up victims in the healthcare sector. MORE
Payment card processing giant TSYS suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month. The gang claims the data published so far represents just 15 percent of the information it offloaded from TSYS before detonating its ransomware inside the company. MORE
We’ve seen an ugly trend recently of tech news stories and cybersecurity firms trumpeting claims of ransomware attacks on companies large and small, apparently based on little more than the say-so of the ransomware gangs themselves. Currently, more than a dozen ransomware crime gangs have erected their own blogs to publish sensitive data from victims. Ransomware ransomware MORE
Ransomware Related Topics Krebs on Security
MARCH 2, 2021
PrismHR , a company that sells technology used by other firms to help more than 80,000 small businesses manage payroll, benefits, and human resources, has suffered what appears to be an ongoing ransomware attack that is disrupting many of its services.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion payment. Now, one crime group has started using hacked Facebook accounts to run ads publicly pressuring their ransomware victims into paying up.
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 1, 2021
Prolific Ransomware Can 'Spread Automatically' Inside Networks, CERT-FR Warns Prolific Ryuk ransomware has a new trick up its sleeve. "A
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 27, 2021
and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. The victim shaming site maintained by the NetWalker ransomware group, after being seized by authorities this week.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 14, 2020
NASDAQ:RCM ], one of the nation’s largest medical debt collection companies, has been hit in a ransomware attack. R1 RCM acknowledged taking down its systems in response to a ransomware attack, but otherwise declined to comment for this story. R1 RCM Inc.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 14, 2021
Researchers Analyze the Severe Threat the Malware Poses Conti ransomware, which emerged eight months ago, poses a severe threat, according to Cybereason's Nocturnus Team, which offers an in-depth analysis of how the malware works
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Data Breach Today
MARCH 3, 2021
Sygnia Researchers Say Hackers Using Their MATA Framework to Deliver Malware The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking operation also known as Hidden Cobra, is deploying TFlower ransomware using its MATA malware framework, security firm Sygnia reports
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Nefilim Ransomware Gang Takes Responsibility, Posts Allegedly Stolen Data The major appliances giant Whirlpool acknowledges it was hit with a ransomware attack in November, with the cyber gang Nefilim taking responsibility for the cyber incident and claiming to have stolen company data
Data Breach Today
MARCH 2, 2021
Universal Health Services' Financial Statement Spells Out the Effects In an eye-opening look at the cost burden of a ransomware attack, Universal Health Services reports that an incident last September had a $67 million economic impact - citing, for example, the need to divert patients to competing facilities for urgent care.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Analyzing cryptocurrency data, a research group has estimated a lower-bound on 2020 ransomware revenue: $350 million, four times more than in 2019. Ransomware is now an established worldwide business. Uncategorized crime cryptocurrency ransomware
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Hackers Release Master Decryptor Key The Fonix ransomware gang has closed down its operations and has released a decryptor key, according to Malwarebytes and Kaspersky.
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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
French experts spotted a new Ryuk ransomware variant that implements self-spreading capabilities to infect other devices on victims’ local networks. The ransomware generates every possible IP address on local networks and sends them an ICMP ping.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 8, 2021
Researchers Track Funds in 61 Cryptocurrency Wallets Researchers say cryptocurrency wallets used by the operators behind the Ryuk ransomware strain and the gang's affiliates hold more than $150 million
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Health Data Breach Tally Shows Impact of Vendor Breach The May ransomware attack on cloud-based fundraising database management vendor Blackbaud continues to rack up victims in the healthcare sector.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
The company declined to discuss the exact cause of the disruption, but their response so far is straight out of the playbook for responding to ransomware incidents. Ransomware ransomware Tyler Technologies tylertech.com
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Payment card processing giant TSYS suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month. The gang claims the data published so far represents just 15 percent of the information it offloaded from TSYS before detonating its ransomware inside the company.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 6, 2021
Vermont Health Network Postpones Next Phases The lingering aftershocks of an October ransomware attack and ongoing COVID-19 response challenges are forcing the University of Vermont Health Network to delay the next phases of an enterprisewide electronic health record rollout
Krebs on Security
MAY 11, 2020
Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. Suspecting a ransomware attack, Diebold said it immediately began disconnecting systems on that network to contain the spread of the malware. Ransomware BleepingComputer Diebold Nixdorf Emsisoft Fabian Wosar Lawrence Abrams ProLock ransomware
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 27, 2021
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.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. ” Ransomware Cryptolocker Eversheds Sutherland Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev Evil Corp.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
7 ransomware attack targeted a database used to verify voter signatures in Georgia, and the database is still not fully functional. Report: Hall County Continuing to Restore Systems An Oct.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Ransomware types.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 5, 2021
Kaspersky Says RTM Group Attempts Extortion The Russian hacker group RTM is deploying a new ransomware variant dubbed "Quoter" along with a banking Trojan as part of an extortion campaign, according to the security firm Kaspersky
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
National Veterinary Associates (NVA), a California company that owns more than 700 animal care facilities around the globe, is still working to recover from a ransomware attack late last month that affected more than half of those properties, separating many veterinary practices from their patient records, payment systems and practice management software. NVA said it discovered the ransomware outbreak on the morning of Sunday, Oct.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Check Point Researchers Uncovered New Malware Strain Security analysts at Check Point Research are warning about a recently uncovered ransomware strain called Pay2Key that is primarily targeting Israeli firms
Krebs on Security
JUNE 2, 2020
The criminal group behind the REvil ransomware enterprise has begun auctioning off sensitive data stolen from companies hit by its malicious software. But it may also signal that ransomware purveyors are searching for new ways to profit from their crimes as victim businesses struggle just to keep the lights on during the unprecedented economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A partial screenshot from the REvil ransomware group’s Dark Web blog.
Krebs on Security
JULY 1, 2020
We’ve seen an ugly trend recently of tech news stories and cybersecurity firms trumpeting claims of ransomware attacks on companies large and small, apparently based on little more than the say-so of the ransomware gangs themselves. Currently, more than a dozen ransomware crime gangs have erected their own blogs to publish sensitive data from victims. Ransomware ransomware
Security Affairs
JANUARY 12, 2021
Security firm Bitdefender released a tool that allows victims of the Darkside ransomware to recover their files without paying the ransom. The decrypter seems to work for all recent versions of the Darkside ransomware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2021
Group-IB published a report titled “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. The research dives deep into the global ransomware outbreak in 2020 and analyzes major players’ TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures).
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 10, 2020
Incident Reflects Threats Facing Those Involved in COVID-19 Response A manufacturer of transit communication systems that pivoted to build ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic is reportedly the latest victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Incident Disrupted Service to 25 Customers Finnish IT giant TietoEVRY announced Tuesday that ransomware crippled its infrastructure, forcing it to take down affected systems to contain the spread of the malware
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
Kaspersky: Malware Goes Beyond Windows Devices Researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware that until now had targeted only Windows devices. The ransomware has been tied to several high-profile attacks over the last several months
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Using Affiliates Enables Crowdsourced Profits, But Leaves Operators More Exposed Darkside is the latest ransomware operation to announce an affiliate program, in which a ransomware operator maintains crypto-locking malware and a ransom-payment infrastructure, while crowdsourced and vetted affiliates find and infect targets.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 15, 2021
Conti Gang Claims Credit for Christmas Eve Attack and Data Exfiltration The Scottish Environment Protection Agency says a ransomware attack last month continues to cause serious outages, and warns that ransom-demanding attackers also stole some data.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 21, 2021
Increasing Ransomware Varieties and Attack Volume Look Set to Continue, Experts Warn Ransomware dominated the cybercrime landscape in 2020 and looks set to do so again this year, as criminals seek fresh new ways to make victims pay.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Company Finally Acknowledges Earlier Incident Exposed Corporate Information Canon USA has finally acknowledged that a ransomware attack earlier this year involved the theft of corporate data, including employee information, such as Social Security numbers and financial account numbers
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Learn What To Do About These Threats In Your Organization View this webinar OnDemand to learn about the rise of targeted ransomware attacks and the difficulties in stopping them
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Such Specialization Highlights Ransomware Operators' Increasing Business Savvy Ransomware innovation seems to know no bounds, as crime gangs seek new ways to make crypto-locking malware ever more profitable.
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