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Get email notification for articles from Omer Benjakob Follow May. 5, 2021 8:37 PM A long-term sophisticated group of cybercriminals popularly known as ‘Cuba Ransomware’ is likely Russian, say Israeli researchers. An investigation by Israeli cybersecurity firms Profero and Security Joes into attacks by Cuba, which mounts “ransom” attacks against commercial clients, found a number of telltale signs about the hackers’ origin. In a report published on Wednesday, the firms show that a ty...

  The Biden administration and Congress are mobilizing to confront ransomware attacks on critical organizations such as schools and hospitals, which some officials have labeled a national security threat.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice and Capitol Hill are all spearheading efforts to get a handle on ransomware attacks, which have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic as cyber criminals targeted vulnerable networks that came under increased strain.  �...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In 2020, ransomware caused businesses an estimated $20 billion in losses worldwide. Those losses were a substantial increase from 2019 when ransomware caused $11.5 billion in business losses. Not only is the ransomware scourge growing, but cybercriminals are also increasingly attacking smaller and smaller companies, often because they have less security in place. Last week, a multi-industry Ransomware Task Force issued a long anticipa...

By Justin Katz May 03, 2021 The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are putting the spotlight on combatting ransomware, actively developing plans to confront the issue. DHS has assembled a task force with representatives from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Secret Service, Coast Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations unit, according to Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The new task force is part of the secretary...

Researchers Uncover Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation Iran has been linked to yet another state-sponsored ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, according to new analysis. "Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was operating a state-sponsored ransomware campaign through an Iranian contracting company called Emen Net Pasargard (ENP)," cybersecurity firm Flashpoint said in its findings summarizing three documents leaked by an anonymous entity ...

In their 81-page report, "A Comprehensive Framework for Action: Key Recommendations from the Ransomware Task Force," experts share proposed guidance to deter ransomware attacks, disrupt its business model, help organizations prepare, and better respond to the global threat. While other threats, such as business email compromise, also cause tremendous losses for businesses each year, RTF is focusing on ransomware because of its massive impact. "One of the concerns we have is the scope and scale ...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Friday, 30 April 2021 07:46 Ransomware Task Force blows hot air aplenty, says little thats new Shares Image by GraphicMama-team from Pixabay An 81-page document issued by a so-called Ransomware Task Force makes no mention of Windows or Microsoft, apart from the fact that one of the co-chairs who drafted this documen...

    In a few minutes guest commentator Dinah Davis and I will talk about some of the interesting stories, but first a summary of what happened in the past seven days: Ransomware – again – was in the headlines. After stealing what it says are schematics for Apple device from Taiwan manufacturer Quanta Computer and threatening to release them, the REvil gang removed the data from its leak site. The Bleeping Computer news service says that’s to give Apple and Quanta time to negotiate. The ...

(Rob Engelaar/AFP/Getty Images) To stop ransomware attacks, a group of experts is calling on governments to clamp down on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions.  The recommendation comes from the Ransomware Task Force, a coalition of over 60 cybersecurity professionals from both the private and government sector. On Thursday, the group issued a report outlining steps governments and companies should take to stamp out the ransomware threat.  A key recommendation is to more closely regulate the...

Ransomware Task Force aims to disrupt ransomware payments globally Events About If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. The new coalition aims for a unified, comprehensive, public-private campaign against ransomware groups Ransomware Task Force aims disrupt ransomware payments globally The Ransomware Task Force, an alliance of som...