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2021 Cyber Review: The Year Ransomware Disrupted Infrastructure

Lohrman on Security

2021 will be remembered as the most disruptive year so far when it came to cyber attacks, with ransomware impacting businesses and governments — including critical infrastructure — as never before.

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A ransomware attack disrupted services at Pittsburgh Regional Transit

Security Affairs

A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday, December 19.

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Joe Biden government cyber attacks REvil aka Sodinokibi Ransomware Servers

CyberSecurity Insiders

REvil aka Sodinokibi is linked to Russian intelligence as NSA and FBI have released a joint statement last year saying that the operations conducted by the said ransomware gang were being funded by Russian Intelligence. More details are awaited!

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GUEST ESSAY: Why the arrests of cyber criminals in 2021 will incentize attackers in 2022

The Last Watchdog

In 2021, law enforcement continued making a tremendous effort to track down, capture and arrest ransomware operators, to take down ransomware infrastructure, and to claw back ransomware payments. These transformations for ransomware groups will become the source of new attacks.

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Cyber Attack Simulation: Upgrade Your Training Tactic in 2021!

Security Boulevard

Recently, a student’s negligence allowed Ryuk ransomware to get a free run into a biomolecular facility in Europe! The post Cyber Attack Simulation: Upgrade Your Training Tactic in 2021! The post Cyber Attack Simulation: Upgrade Your Training Tactic in 2021! Employees can prove to be […].

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Gloucester City Council hit by a possible Ransomware Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Though there is no confirmed news that the attack was of a ransomware virus, sources report that the restoration of services might take a few weeks as the incident seems to be more complicated after preliminary investigations were concluded.

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Breaches and Incidents: Top 5 Cyber-attacks in Quarter 1 – 2021

Quick Heal Antivirus

The post Breaches and Incidents: Top 5 Cyber-attacks in Quarter 1 – 2021 appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice. The second wave of the pandemic has hit India hard from a cybersecurity perspective. There has been a.