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/PRNewswire/ -- Picus Security, the pioneer of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) technology, has released The Blue Report 2023. Based on an analysis of more...

The attacks arent particularly novel, but theyre far more aggressive.

Even the criminals who attempt to lock up files in a ransomware attack make mistakes. Here’s how their missteps came back to bite them.

It seems the recent breach of Colonial Pipeline and the subsequent shutting down of gas distribution along much of the eastern seaboard of the United States was not an isolated event in the pipeline industry.  70 Gigabytes of LineStar Integrity Services' internal files were compromised by ransomware by the so-called Xing Team and posted onto the Dark Web.  LineStar is a Houston-based company th

As ransomware evolves, businesses need new tools to fight back Cybersecurity With the frequency of high-profile cyber attacks of late, the thought of having one’s company data being locked up by ransomware must have been enough to keep many a business leader awake. Now, there’s more to worry – hackers are not only encrypting the data but they are also exposing and selling it to further damage the victim. The past year has seen a growing trend in cyber attacks, where victims are told not j...

Promero offers free Security Service Assessment and Email Exposure Report to help business protect against Cyber Attacks and Ransomware Share Article Promero provides -- absolutely at no charge or obligation for any business -- a free network security assessment and an email exposure report. PromeroMDR “We’re happy to provide the two reports for free. To be clear, the customer can use the reports to understand the potential vulnerability and take care of it themselves. Or we can help if nee...

Sophos Links Mount Locker to Astro Locker Ransomware Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine Security experts have uncovered a series of close links between ransomware groups Mount Locker and Astro Locker Team, in a new report that will be of interest to incident responders. Sophos’ Managed Threat Response (MTR) team said it recently dealt with an attack that had all the TTPs of a Mount Locker operation. However, when it followed the link in the ransom note, the resea...

Pay-or-Get-Breached Ransomware Schemes Take Off In 2020, ransomware attackers moved quickly to adopt so-called "double extortion" schemes, with more than 550 incidents in the fourth quarter alone. The "pay or get breached" ransomware trend — also known as the "double extortion" scheme — took off in 2020, despite the prolific Maze Teams Nov. 1 announcement that it would be discontinuing operations. Using data collected by automated feeds, cyber-risk firm Digital Shadows documented 550 doubl...

Trafford bin collection firm suffers major cyber attack with contracts, passports, financial details leaked publicly The firm is in charge of cleaning Traffords streets and emptying bins across the borough 12:56, 19 JAN 2021 Updated direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subs...