Ransomware Task Force priorities see progress in first year
The Ransomware Task Force's five priority recommendations, issued last year, have all seen encouraging progress from governments.
This blog is part of our live coverage from RSA Conference 2022:
US...
German Police Seized Nine Telegram-Based Drug Markets
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the General Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt am Main and Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT), and other law enforcement agencies seized...
Hive ransomware impacts California non-profit health organisation
We look at a developing story where Hive ransomware has heavily impacted a non-profit healthcare organisation.
Ransomware authors are once again targeting health services, holding important files to ransom...
Conti Ransomware Using Unique Features To Cripple Networks With Blazing Fast Encryption
By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day
A lesser-known ransomware strain known as Conti is using up to 32 simultaneous CPU threads to encrypt files on infected computers for blazing-fast encryption...
Texas man gets 5 years for stealing 38,000 PayPal account credentials
Written by Suzanne Smalley May 12, 2022 |...
Steamship Authority answers question: Who’s the next ransomware victim?
Steamship Authority, a ferry service to the islands near Massachusetts, is the latest ransomware victim in logistics.
After the attacks on Colonial Pipeline and JBS, many may have been...
Conti ransomware offshoot targets Russian organizations
A new Conti variant was explicitly designed to target Russian organizations.
Thanks to the Threat Intelligence team for their help with this article.
Conti, the infamous ransomware created by a group...
Largest Ad fraud targeting smart TVs
White Ops specialists found , they said, the world's largest fraudulent advertising operation using smart TVs.
During the operation, called ICEBUCKET, using software bots, cybercriminals make advertisers think that real people are...
DOJ didn’t ask for Russia’s help tracking down Colonial Pipeline hackers, senior official says
Written by Sean Lyngaas Jun 16, 2021 |...
For Magecart groups and other credit-card skimmers, old and new opportunities abound
Written by Joe Warminsky Mar 21, 2022 |...
