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UK Cyber Chief Cameron Says Ransomware Key Online Threat

Professional criminals holding businesses to ransom — often with the support of nation-states — is the key online threat facing the U.K., the country’s cyber security chief will say Monday. UK Cyber Chief Cameron Says Ransomware Key Online Threat Lindy Cameron, who is chief executive of the National Cyber Security…

It Was Not Until Anonymous Payment Systems That Ransomware Became A Problem

American Hacker Jeffrey “Sneak” Paul joins host Bram Cohen for a deep-dive into the hard problems underlying the rise of ransomware attacks, what it all means and what we can do about it. It Was Not Until Anonymous Payment Systems That Ransomware Became A Problem On this episode we’re digging…

REvil Ransomware Hits 200 Companies In MSP Supply-Chain Attack

A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack. REvil Ransomware Hits 200 Companies In MSP Supply-Chain Attack Starting this afternoon, the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, targeted MSPs with thousands of customers, through what appears to be a Kaseya…

Russia ‘Cozy Bear’ Breached GOP As Ransomware Attack Hit

Russian government hackers breached the computer systems of the Republican National Committee last week, around the time a Russia-linked criminal group unleashed a massive ransomware attack, according to two people familiar with the matter. Russia ‘Cozy Bear’ Breached GOP As Ransomware Attack Hit The government hackers were part of a…

US Fights Ransomware With Crypto Tracing, $10 Million Bounties

The Biden administration intends to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in ransomware attacks through more rigorous tracing of proceeds paid to hackers behind the disabling of companies, government agencies and organizations, according to people familiar with the matter. US Fights Ransomware With Crypto Tracing, $10 Million Bounties The…

US Taps Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others To Help Fight Ransomware, Cyber Threats

Creation of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative follows high-profile cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure. US Taps Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others To Help Fight Ransomware, Cyber Threats The U.S. government is enlisting the help of tech companies, including Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google, to bolster the country’s critical infrastructure defenses against cyber…

Accenture Confirms Hack After LockBit Ransomware Data Leak Threats

Accenture, a global IT consultancy giant has allegedly been hit by a ransomware cyberattack from the LockBit ransomware gang. Accenture Confirms Hack After LockBit Ransomware Data Leak Threats Accenture is an IT giant known to serve a wide range of industries including automobiles, banks, government, technology, energy, telecoms, and many…

Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!!

In mid-September, Google patched some actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in Google Chrome. Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!! Now, the web search giant has done it again with several new security fixes in the 11th hour of September, and you should patch right now.   Related:…

Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement

Leaked Chainalysis documents reveal the company is advertising an IP-scraping system to law enforcement. What’s up with this well-placed honeypot? Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement   Leaked documents show Chainalysis has a hush-hush advantage in the analytics race: its scraping of suspects’…

Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals

A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools. Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals   CyberSecurity Newsflash!…

Major Hospital System Hit With Cyberattack, Potentially Largest In U.S. History

Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend. Major Hospital System Hit With Cyberattack, Potentially Largest In U.S. History A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical…

A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death

A lawsuit says computer outages from a cyberattack led staff to miss troubling signs, resulting in the baby’s death, allegations the hospital denies. A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death When Teiranni Kidd walked into Springhill Medical Center on July…