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Cybersecurity Researchers Highlight A New Ransomware Threat While Uploading Files
Most people are aware of the risks associated with downloading unknown files, the act of uploading files can also pose a ...
The Conversation2d
Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files
Unfortunately, these capabilities also mean that hackers can find clever ways to abuse the browsers to trick you into letting ransomware lock up your files when you think that you’re simply ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com4d
DragonForce Ransomware Group Uses LockBit's Leaked Builder
A new strain of ransomware called DragonForce has been observed using a leaked ransomware builder from the infamous LockBit ransomware group. Cyber threat intelligence firm Cyble has revealed that the ...
Wired6d
Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
More than two months after the start of a ransomware debacle whose impact ranks among the worst in the history of cybersecurity, the medical firm Change Healthcare finally confirmed what ...
Android Police3d
What is ransomware?
Ransomware is malicious software (malware) that infiltrates computers and restricts access, holding the system hostage until a ransom is paid. This kind of malware has been around for several ...
The Verge3d
CISA ransomware warning program will launch this year
“The warning pilot is focused on reducing the prevalence of ransomware by using our vulnerability scanning tools to let businesses know if they have vulnerabilities that need to be patched ...
TechRadar11d
A whole new generation of ransomware makers are attempting to shake up the market
The days of the "traditional" Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model could be numbered as hackers instead pivot towards cheaper, crude, off-the-shelf ransomware variants, new research has said.
Harvard Business Review6d
Preventing Ransomware Attacks at Scale
Designing software that’s resilient against the most common cyberattacks is possible — and significantly more cost effective than dealing with the fallout of a hack. Ransomware attacks ...
SC Media4d
Ransomware triggers cyberinsurance claims increase
Cyberinsurance claims increased 13% year-over-year in 2023, with the 10% rise in overall claims severity attributed to mounting ransomware attack claims during the first six months of the year ...
SC Media4d
Action needed amid escalating ransomware attacks, record-high payments
With ransomware payments exceeding $1 billion for the first time last year amid an almost 18% increase in ransomware attack prevalence between 2022 and 2023, the Institute for Security and ...
Bleeping Computer7d
Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack
Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline. Part of the Synlab group that is present in 30 ...