Dark Reading

JANUARY 28, 2022

Fewer than one-quarter of organizations believe they are fully prepared for a ransomware attack, threatening data privacy

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2025

Giant education software provider PowerSchool reported that hackers using compromised credentials access a database and stole student and teacher data in an attack that the company said was not ransomware, though a ransom apparently was paid. Affected K-12 school districts are scrambling to alert parents and staffs.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From GDPR updates to sector-specific regulations like HIPAA and PCI DSS, companies will face new mandates to protect sensitive data. Future cybersecurity trends point to even stricter compliance regimes, including regulations that focus on AI ethics and data privacy.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

G7 Finance ministers expressed concern on Tuesday over the rise in ransomware attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, including some involving cryptocurrencies. G7 Finance ministers warn of ransomware attacks that have been growing in scale, sophistication, and frequency over the past two years. ” continues the statement.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Ransomware attacks are ubiquitous, and the insurance markets are chaotic. It also isn’t far from the truth: Ransomware attacks have markedly increased, placing significant pressure on insurance markets to provide organizations with affordable options to minimize risk.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

UnitedHealth Group recently confirmed that a ransomware attack on subsidiary Change Healthcare has compromised the personal information and healthcare data of more than 100 million individuals. could prompt healthcare organizations to improve both security and data governance.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

The FBI recently issued a warning that ransomware gangs are targeting companies during “time-sensitive financial events”, such as mergers and acquisitions. With ransomware attacks increasing year-over-year, we will continue to see this as a common attack vector. Post-Close Risks.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Without AI, organizations will continue to suffer and struggle with recovery when faced with ransomware and other cyberattacks. The post Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Ransomware Mitigation appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

No organization is immune to the proliferation of ransomware. As some recent attacks have demonstrated, even companies that aren’t directly attacked can be impacted by a major ransomware attack. The post How Object Storage Can Help Fight Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Understanding Data Privacy: Keeping Your Data Secure IdentityIQ With the rise of online platforms, social media, and e-commerce, personal information has become more vulnerable to mishandling and exploitation. Data privacy is the cornerstone of helping protect your personal information from unauthorized access or exposure.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In 2025, insurers will refine their policies to cover new threats such as ransomware and supply chain attacks, providing businesses with financial safeguards against cyber losses. Enhanced Focus on Data Privacy Data breaches have shown no signs of slowing down.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Ransomware and Critical Infrastructure Attacks Get Worse. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of ransomware, it’s getting easier for threat groups to launch attacks – as evidence by the growing number of incidents – but more difficult to make a profit. The post Ransomware Attacks are Up, but Profits are Down: Chainalysis appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2024

The post 30,000 Dealerships Down — ‘Ransomware’ Outage Outrage no. Spend more on security! Car and truck dealers fall back on pen and paper as huge SaaS provider gets hacked (again). 2 at CDK Global appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2024

The ransomware group that attacked a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group stole massive amounts of customers’ private health care data, the latest in a continuing string of information coming out about the data breach. The post UnitedHealth: Ransomware Attackers Stole Huge Amount of Data appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 13, 2024

DPRK WFH Ransomware Redux: 3rd Person Charged appeared first on Security Boulevard. North Korean army of remote IT workers enabled by Matthew Isaac Knoot, alleges DoJ. The post WTH?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2025

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Being coerced into paying a large ransomware demand is bad enough. 1 advisory warning against companies facilitating ransomware payments to groups who are on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”) or have a “sanctions nexus.”. (AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2025

As we celebrate Data Privacy Day, Bernard Montel, Tenables EMEA Technical Director and Security Strategist, wants to remind us that we live in a digital world and that we need to protect it. With data breaches a daily occurrence, and AI changing the playing field, he urges everyone to do better.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Over the past few years, governments worldwide have faced a wave of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, including situations such as: Colonial Pipeline Attack (2021) : A ransomware attack on one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. led to widespread fuel shortages across the East Coast.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Cyberattacks exploiting critical vulnerabilities in ConnectWise’s remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool revealed this week have snowballed and some bad actors are using it to deploy LockBit ransomware, which was the target of a recent international law enforcement operation.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2022

Data privacy and data breaches are inextricably linked Data Privacy Month is kicking off and it’s a big, broad topic for schools this year. Followed in quick succession by “zoombombing”, school ransomware attacks (leading […]. The past 20 months or so have highlighted trials and triumphs in K-12.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

Data is a toxic asset , and in the long run they’ll find that it’s better to not be sitting on a mountain of poorly secured financial data. Deleting the data is better for their users and reduces the chance they’ll incur expenses from a ransomware attack or breach settlement.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

And get the latest on ransomware trends; CIS Benchmarks; and data privacy. NCC Group, which has been tracking ransomware activity since 2021, said it tallied the most attacks ever during December, which is usually a quieter month for ransomware attacks. NCC Group calls the December data a wake-up call.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and damaging, threatening data privacy, financial stability, and national security. From ransomware to sophisticated state-sponsored attacks, no organization is immune. These attacks often involve encrypting data and demanding a ransom for its decryption.

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Digital Guardian

JUNE 18, 2021

New data privacy acts, the G7 on ransomware, and how cybersecurity factors into M&As - catch up on all of the week's infosec news with the Friday Five!

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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.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With the attention given to the threats posed by ransomware, why do organizations still fall victim to these attacks? Max Henderson, the Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance joins us to talk about what companies get wrong in responding to ransomware and other threats. So what should companies worried about ransomware do?

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

The development of cybersecurity insurance has played an important role in determining how companies prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks and the resulting fallout. The ransomware reality check for insurers. Prior to 2017, most insurers covered ransomware under traditional property and casualty policies.

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Digital Guardian

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Inadequate cybersecurity efforts, questionable data privacy practices, and ransomware made the top headlines this past week. Catch up on the latest stories in this week's Friday Five!

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Digital Guardian

MAY 13, 2022

Data privacy concerns on the rise, Costa Rica fights back against ransomware, and new cybersecurity legislation making its way through Congress - read about this and more in this week's Friday Five!

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ZoneAlarm

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Throughout the hundreds … The post What Does Social Engineering Have to Do with Ransomware? So how is it possible that so many people and organizations continue to fall for whatever cybercriminals throw their way? appeared first on ZoneAlarm Security Blog.

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Digital Guardian

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Data privacy concerns were at the forefront of this week’s cybersecurity news but phishing and ransomware attacks are still making waves. Read about these stories and more in this week’s Friday Five!

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And get the latest on ransomware trends and on cybercrime legislation and prevention! 6 - Report: Global ransomware attacks up in 2024 Ransomware attacks grew 15% worldwide last year, compared with 2023, as ransomware gangs show a growing interest not just in encrypting data but in stealing it to further monetize it.

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ZoneAlarm

MARCH 7, 2023

On March 6, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint warning to critical infrastructure groups worldwide regarding the dangers of Royal Ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 7, 2024

Ask FBI for Your Ransomware Key appeared first on Security Boulevard. Spy warez: Assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division Bryan Vorndran (pictured) might have the key to unscramble your files. The post LockBit Victim?

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

State Attorney General Bonta recently issued guidance to healthcare services and providers , reminding them they must comply with state and federal health data privacy laws, which includes reporting data breaches.

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