Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments
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A major cybersecurity company is urging governments to forbid all organizations in their countries from paying ransomware gangs, arguing it would at least make crooks shift from hitting critical infrastructure providers such as hospitals, utilities and schools. Emsisoft made the plea Monday in releasing final -- and record -- ransomware numbers for 2023 for the
The Daxin Team ransomware group has released its third tranche of data stolen from southwestern Ontario hospitals that share an IT services provider because it can't get a penny from the institutions. According to Canadian-based Emsisoft threat researcher Brett Callow, this third installment of data was released Sunday. The gang promises to release databases full
The Daixin Team ransomware gang is taking credit for attacks that have hobbled five Southwestern Ontario hospitals that share a service provider. The gang has also started posting what it says are 5.6 million records with personal and health information including names, Social Insurance numbers and patient treatment information. Usually a ransomware gang will only