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Swiss supermarket chain offline as REvil campaign targets Kaseya VSA SHARE A chain of supermarkets in Switzerland is one of possibly thousands of potential victims in a new REvil ransomware gang attack that has targeted companies using information technology management software from Kaseya Ltd. The new REvil attack came ahead of the Independence Day holiday in the U.S. today. According to Bleeping Computer, the attack targeted managed service providers using Kaseya VS...

In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle FRANK BAJAK, AP Technology Writer July 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, people stand in front of the logo of AXA Group prior to the companys 2018 annual results presentation, in Paris. The cyber insurance industry, once a profitable niche, is now in the crosshairs of ransomware criminals. Pressure is building on the industry to stop reimbursing for ransoms, but so far only one ma...

Now, the sector isnt just in the criminals crosshairs. Its teetering on the edge of profitability, upended by a more than 400 per cent rise last year in ransomware cases and skyrocketing extortion demands. As a percentage of premiums collected, cyber insurance payouts now top 70 per cent, the break-even point. Fabian Wosar, chief technical officer of Emsisoft, a cybersecurity firm specialising in ransomware, said the prevailing attitude among insurers is no longer: Pay the criminals. Its like...

At this month's summit, US President Joe Biden warned his counterpart Vladimir Putin of reprisals against 'persistent malicious cyber-attacks'. But it will take more than posturing to end the stand-off.

LONDON — A surge in cyber attacks and ransomware hacks since the start of pandemic lockdowns is alarming for a world of finance moving headlong into digital…

Column: Virus to virus: pandemic to cyber threat

A surge in cyber attacks and ransomware hacks since the start of pandemic lockdowns is alarming for a world of finance moving headlong into digital money

As the US picks up its war on cyber criminals, preparing to treat ransomware attacks as similar to terrorism, Labor wants the Morrison government to take President Joe Biden’s approach.

Would you like to play a game? The fictional cyberattacks of Hollywood films are become a reality. How can we prepare effectively? Ever since 1983’s WarGames, cybersecurity attacks have become a staple of blockbuster Hollywood films. The trite image of a youth in a hoodie hovering over a keyboard and threatening national security is ingrained in our collective memories.  Since the internet went ‘mainstream’, nation states, companies and individuals exist in an increasingly digitised wor...

Without intervention, information chaos will threaten the viability of our systems. The ransomware attacks are one of the visible consequences.