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After an 18-month rampage, global law enforcement finally moved against the notorious Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group. Within hours, the operation faced obstacles.

U.S. authorities have confirmed the disruption of the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang, including the seizure of several of the group's data leak and communications sites and the publication of a decrypter that victim organizations can use to get access back to scrambled data. The announcement comes after over a week of silence on the gang's data

Widely disruptive, large-scale hacks are surging. After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies, banks, hospitals

After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies, banks, hospitals or government agencies, have seen a “massive uptick” this year, rising 51% through late November, according to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike Holdings Inc.

The London Public Library (LPL), a prominent institution serving thousands of residents in Ontario, Canada, continues to grapple with the aftermath of a cyberattack last week, with the announcement that three of its branches will remain closed until 2nd January 2024.