DDoS Attacks Up 31% in Q1 2021: Report
If pace continues, DDoS attack activity could surpass last year's 10-million attack threshold.Researchers recorded approximately 2.9 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2021, marking a 31% increase...
47% of Criminals Buying Exploits Target Microsoft Products
Researchers examine English- and Russian-language underground exploits to track how exploits are advertised and sold.RSA CONFERENCE 2021 – Microsoft products accounted for 47% of the CVEs that cybercriminals request across...
DarkSide Ransomware Variant Targets Disk Partitions
A newly discovered DarkSide ransomware variant can detect and compromise partitioned hard drives, researchers report.Researchers have discovered a DarkSide variant capable of seeking out partition information and compromising multiple...
More ransomware websites disappear in aftermath of Colonial Pipeline hack
Two more ransomware operators appear to have disappeared from the web, a cybersecurity researcher said on Sunday, in another potential aftershock following this month’s hack of U.S. fuel transport...
Irish ransomware attack to cost health service tens of millions of euros
The Irish health service expects to spend tens of millions of euros rebuilding its IT systems from a cyber attack which is set to cause significant disruption to diagnostic...
