When the first reports of the Colonial fuel pipeline attack appeared, it was natural to assume the worst but an investigation by the FBI has fingered a ransomware-as-a-service operator rather than a known state-backed group. Read More
Acer reportedly suffered a REvil ransomware attack. The threat actors posted some files as proof and demanded the highest recorded ransom payment of $50 million in Monero. Read More
Infosec firm Qualys admitted it was an Accellion FTA data breach victim but denied experiencing a ransomware attack after the Clop ransomware gang published customer order documents. Read More
Kia Motors America suffered a suspected DoppelPaymer ransomware attack that shut down internal and customer-facing systems. Hackers demanded 404 Bitcoins worth about $20 million. Read More
UK's NCSC issued an alert over the growing risk of ransomware attacks as threat actors diversified attack vectors and monetization methods, with some victims hit by repeat attacks shortly after paying a ransom. Read More
DoppelPaymer ransomware gang demanded Bitcoins worth about $34 million to unlock Foxconn's data encrypted in a ransomware attack that stole 100 GB of data and encrypted 1,200 servers. Read More
Hackers demanded $17 million in Compal's security breach despite its denial of the ransomware attack. Compal also claimed that its production lines were not affected. Read More
Ransomware attackers have ambitiously expanded their operations in the past year. Innovation continues as the Ragnar Locker Team is using Facebook Ads to pressure victims into paying up. Read More
Hackers published over 38,000 sensitive documents including security blueprints of heavily guarded companies after ransomware attack on a Swedish physical security firm, Gunnebo. Read More
A ransomware attack on eResearch Technology, the firm behind three-quarters of FDA drug approvals, slowed down clinical trials for several research facilities. Read More
