SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. The number one type of cyber incident so far this year is ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

The first signs of the ransomware attack at data storage vendor Spectra Logic were reports from a number of IT staffers about little things going wrong at the beginning of the day. Screens then started to display a ransom demand, which said files had been encrypted by the NetWalker ransomware virus. Cyber Insurer Provides Help.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

From a cyber risk perspective, attacks on data are the most prominent threat to organizations. Regulators, cyber insurance firms, and auditors are paying much closer attention to the integrity, resilience, and recoverability of organization data – as well as

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate sensitive data and then threaten to publicly expose it if a ransom demand is not paid.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

First, we prepare a plan for the possibility, then when a ransomware attack occurs we execute the plan. To help, we break down the process into the following steps: How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Response. Simple Ransomware Recovery. How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The University of Utah admitted to have paid a $457,059 ransom in order to avoid having ransomware operators leak student information online. The university did not reveal the ransomware family involved in the attack. ” According to the University, the ransomware encrypted only 0.02% of the data stored on its servers.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 4, 2024

Rates have declined by 15% since the market peak in 2022, according to Howden Insurance Brokers.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. This provides the best overall picture of ransomware activity, but the true number of attacks is far higher.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware attacks, despite dramatically increasing in frequency this summer , remain opaque for many potential victims. It isn’t anyone’s fault, necessarily, since news articles about ransomware attacks often focus on the attack, the suspected threat actors, the ransomware type, and, well, not much else.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For any organization struck by ransomware , business leaders always ask “how do we decrypt the data ASAP, so we can get back in business?”. The good news is that ransomware files can be decrypted. What can be done to recover from ransomware attacks when backups are not available? How Does Ransomware Encryption Work?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Recently emerged HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost. The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. Very important!

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Now you can add a ransomware attack to the list of disruptions the University is juggling. What are details of the University of Utah ransomware attack? The ISO assisted the college in restoring locally managed IT services and systems from backup copies. It was determined that approximately.02%

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Cyber liability insurance can be a lifeline in the event of a major incident or breach. Cyber incidents rose 35% in 2020 with data breaches costing businesses an average of $4.24 million per year , resulting in cyber insurance premiums jumping up by 50-100%. No doubt, cyber insurance is a hot topic right now.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A lawsuit working its way through the courts could have a lot to say about the liabilities facing organizations that have been hit by ransomware attacks – and could have implications for cybersecurity preparation and regulation in general. Hospital’s Operations Hit by Ransomware. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Okumu lived through the ransomware attack on the City of Baltimore in 2018, which affected 90% of the municipality’s applications. As the then-director of IT infrastructure for the city, he learned a lot of valuable lessons about defending against and recovering from a ransomware attack. Backup Strategy. Still, it cost U.S. $18

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 18, 2020

The Carnival Corporation, which has canceled cruises for months now as a result of COVID-19, says one of its cruise brands was hit with a ransomware cyberattack. What do we know about the Carnival Cruises ransomware attack? Ransomware attacks 2020: what do cybercrminals want? Hackers exfiltrated (removed) some data.

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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. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Webroot

AUGUST 10, 2021

The issue at the heart of ransomware insurance will be familiar to most parents of young children: rewarding bad behavior only invites more of the same, so it’s generally not a good idea. But critics of the ransomware insurance industry argue that’s exactly what the practice does. So, if U.S.-based

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. There’s no word if any of the schools affected paid the ransom and had their data leaked anyway, or if the ransomware gang stuck to its word and “only” leaked in cases of non-payment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

It is hard to believe that it has already been one year since the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that forced the U.S. This attack was one of the biggest ransomware ones to date. Attacks on Critical National Infrastructure will continue to rise in 2022 as ransomware gangs show no signs of abating. Mon, 05/09/2022 - 05:40.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

H-Hotels, a large hospitality chain with 60 hotels across several countries including Germany and Switzerland has announced it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The incident, which took place on December 11, is allegedly a double whammy of hijacked devices and data theft…if a ransomware group is telling the truth.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This includes the fight against ransomware. His unique insights around cybersecurity-related topics shine a light on ransomware risk for organizations, government agencies, and the public. This ranges from Secret Service agents discussing elements of cyber hygiene with those they protect to tracking down cybercrime fugitives.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware has now emerged as one of the key reasons to have a DR plan and DR technology in place. But it also requires software to orchestrate data movement, backup and restore technology to ensure a current copy of data is available, and the ability to recover systems and data rapidly. Disaster Recovery and Ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 18, 2021

This was fallout from the Colonial Pipeline shutdown due to a ransomware attack—a legitimate story, for sure. What kind of pressure hits an organization as it conducts incident response to a devastating ransomware attack? For context, here is where Tuma fits into the ransomware incident response process. W e've got backups.

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Cisco Security

JULY 11, 2022

No, Ransomware attacks are not random. From extortion to data breaches, ransomware is always evolving, and is becoming very lucrative with Ransomware-as-a-service kit making it easier to target organizations. 67 individual ransomware attacks on schools and colleges–a 19 percent decrease from 2020 (83) . What happened:

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

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

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Ransomware attacks increased by yet another 80% between February 2021 and March 2022, based on an analysis of ransomware payloads seen across the Zscaler cloud. Supply chain attacks, ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems, and multi-extortion tactics have all increased the volume and success rates of attacks. PYSA/Mespinoza.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In today’s world, both small businesses and everyday consumers face a growing number of cyber threats. From ransomware attacks to phishing scams, hackers are becoming more sophisticated. For SMBs: Invest in ransomware prevention and always back up your data. on an external drive or in the cloud.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

Fighting against ransomware can be difficult—especially if your organization has limited IT resources to begin with. But Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, has a few tips for overburdened IT folks looking to simplify their fight against ransomware. 3 tips to simplify the fight against ransomware.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) interrupts his girlfriend Lea Dilallo (Paige Spara), the hospital’s IT director, as she investigates a ransomware attack on the health care facility’s network. Of course, boiling down the intricacies of a hospital ransomware incident into an hour-long drama is no easy task. ABC/Jeff Weddell).

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Ransomware is becoming an epidemic in the cybersecurity world, with new strains being created continuously by criminals to extort money out of unsuspecting users. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a devastating attack on an organization’s or individual’s digital assets. Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Like a terrible disease epidemic, ransomware infects and destroys any data in its path. Preventing a ransomware infection is much more desirable than having to recover from one. In this post, we will take a look at ransomware trends, costs, targets, and ransomware prevention software. What do these costs include?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

No Soup For You, Ransomware! Ransomware campaigns such as WannaCry and Petya attacks made this malware type a top threat to all organizations worldwide. Cyber crooks are getting more sophisticated and IT professionals have tough times struggling to detect and block malicious interventions at early stages.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Roughly three in four individuals assert that companies should not submit to the demands of ransomware gangs in the event are infected, says one survey report. said in response to a survey that they would support their district’s decision to pay up if a ransomware were to impact their schools. Kaspersky Lab in 2014. So which is it?

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