IT Services Giant Sopra Steria Hit by Ransomware
European IT services provider Sopra Steria on Monday said its systems were recently infected with a new variant of the notorious Ryuk ransomware. France-based...
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Report: Ransomware Disables Georgia County Election Database
A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication...
Ransomware threats mean SMBs must focus on cyber basics
In the first half of 2020, South-East Asia saw a 64% decline year-on-year in ransomware attacks, according to figures from Kaspersky Lab, including a...
Ransomware gang donates part of ransom demands to charity organizations
Image: ZDNet A ransomware gang has donated a part of the ransom demands it extorted from victims to charity organizations. Current recipients include Children International,...
Ryuk Ransomware Attacks Continue Following TrickBot Takedown Attempt
The threat actor behind the Ryuk ransomware continues to conduct attacks following the recent attempts to disrupt the TrickBot botnet, CrowdStrike reports. Referred to...
Haldiram attacked by ransomware, attackers demand USD 7,50,000 ransom – E Hacking News
Haldiram foods were attacked by ransomware encrypting all their files, data, applications, and systems and demanded a ransom of USD 7, 50,000 for...
Iranian Hackers Are Using Thanos Ransomware To Attack Organizations In the Middle East and South Africa – E Hacking News
Cybersecurity experts discovered clues connecting cybersecurity attacks to Thanos ransomware, which is used by Iranian state-sponsored hackers. Researchers from ClearSky and Profero investigated...
Ryuk Ransomware Making Comeback with New Tools and Techniques – E Hacking News
Ryuk ransomware has gained immense popularity in the notorious sphere of cybercrime by 2019. It has been on a rise both in terms...
Ransomware: Once you’ve been hit your business is never the same again
Getting hit with a ransomware attack damages an organisation in many ways – from stopping it being able to fully operate for weeks, to...
Ubisoft, Crytek data posted on ransomware gang’s site
A ransomware gang going by the of Egregor has leaked data it claims to have obtained from the internal networks of two of today’s...