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As Ransomware Surge Continues, Where Next for Government?

Lohrman on Security

Global leaders want to carve out specific areas of critical infrastructure to be protected under international agreements from cyber attacks. But where does that leave others?

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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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Email authentication helps governments and private companies battle ransomware

Tech Republic Security

The first line of defense against ransomware lies with email authentication. Learn more information about how to take a proactive approach to cyber attacks. The post Email authentication helps governments and private companies battle ransomware appeared first on TechRepublic.

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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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Russian cyber attack on Ukraine downs government websites

CyberSecurity Insiders

A few hours ago, Ukraine government’s critical websites were hit by a cyber attack, blocking access to thousands of users from the past 6 hours. SBU Security Service of Ukraine assured that no information was stolen in the attack and only resulted in a digital disruption that will be brought back to normalcy in a few hours.

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Costa Rica May Be Pawn in Conti Ransomware Group’s Bid to Rebrand, Evade Sanctions

Krebs on Security

Costa Rica’s national health service was hacked sometime earlier this morning by a Russian ransomware group known as Hive. The intrusion comes just weeks after Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared a state of emergency in response to a data ransom attack from a different Russian ransomware gang — Conti.

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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.