Report found that most organizations that suffered successful ransomware attacks since 2019 had perimeter defenses in place and had trained their employees on phishing.
New survey shows many consumers would demand compensation and want to hold CEOs of the businesses directly responsible if ransomware attacks were to affect them.
Johannesburg is again a fallen victim to ransomware attacks on cities. Following the July attack where some residents were left without power, hackers had compromised the city's IT infrastructure this time.
Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged data breach by the Akira ransomware gang that stole 430 GB of data, including private information and confidential documents.
Ragnar Locker ransomware gang targeted the municipality of Zwijndrecht but instead hacked a local Belgian police unit, releasing sensitive police data, including investigation reports and criminal records.
It is unclear if the website defacement with ransom notes signals a broader trend, but ransomware gangs have been known to change and evolve their tactics over time.
The ransomware gang ALPHV has claimed to have breached Amazon's Ring on the underground site it uses to extort victims, though it has yet to provide any evidence.
Hackers timed a supply chain attack to hit when IT workers were off duty. An attack on MSPs making use of Kaseya products is thought to have compromised at least 200 of that company's clients.
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has filed an SEC complaint directed at MeridianLink, noting that the data breach took place over a week prior, and claims that new SEC rules require the victim to disclose a material impact within four business days.
Ransomware group claims that it stole 161 GB of data from Coca-Cola, including login credentials and financial data, and offering data for sale at 1.6 bitcoin (about $64,000). Coca-Cola has yet to confirm the data theft.
