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Ransomware and Data Breaches: Impacts Continue to Grow Louder

Lohrman on Security

Reports from cybersecurity companies in 2023 show mixed trends regarding the number of global data breaches, ransomware attacks, records affected and government costs. But one thing is clear: Cyber attack impacts steadily grow.

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Ransomware Surge: 1 in 10 Organizations Targeted Globally in 2023

Penetration Testing

In 2023, the world faced an unprecedented surge in cyber threats, a storm that Check Point Research’s analysis has vividly captured. The year marked a new high in cyber attacks, with a 1% increase... The post Ransomware Surge: 1 in 10 Organizations Targeted Globally in 2023 appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Australia to issue ban on ransomware payments after Latitude Financial Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Australian government is set to issue a complete ban on ransomware payments after one of its major financial lenders became the target of a massive file-encrypting malware attack on March 16th this year. Technically, transactions related to digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero are anonymous and therefore hard to ban.

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Russia-linked RomCom group targeted Ukrainian government agencies since late 2023

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. In the recent attacks, RomCom deployed an updated variant of the RomCom RAT dubbed ‘SingleCamper.’

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Reading Mandiant M-Trends 2023

Anton on Security

The famous Mandiant 2023 M-Trends (NOT G-Trends, mind you…) report is out, and here are some of the things that I found to be surprising and NOT surprising :-) Mandiant M-Trends 2023 Detection by Source SURPRISING “Mandiant experts note a decrease in the percentage of global intrusions involving ransomware between 2021 and 2022.

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Save the Children confirms it was hit by cyber attack

Security Affairs

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. The company disclosed the security incident after the ransomware gang BianLian listed the organization on its Tor leak site.

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Is the INC ransomware gang behind the attack on McLaren hospitals?

Security Affairs

A INC Ransom ransomware attack this week disrupted IT and phone systems at McLaren Health Care hospitals. On Tuesday, an INC Ransom ransomware attack hit the McLaren Health Care hospitals and disrupted their IT and phone systems. Following the cyber attack, McLaren Health Care launched an investigation into the incident.