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(Photo : Pixabay/TheDigitalWay) Hacker ransomware CNA Financial insurance company may have paid one of the most expensive malware ransoms to date. This is the company's desperate move to free itself from the hackers. CNA Financial Insurance Company Paid Attacker According to Bloomberg, the US insurance company shelled out $40 million in late March to regain control of its network following a two-week lockout. In order to put that payout in perspective, the CEO of the Colonial Pipeline said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal this week that his company paid $4.4 million to hackers aft...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said it "has not yet determined what personal information on its network is impacted," but it could include "names, addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance and medical information, tax information, and driver’s license numbers."

minute read Share this article: Information stolen in April 10 ransomware attack was posted on a dark web portal and includes private documents not published as part of public records. The ransomware gang identified as DoppelPaymer has leaked a substantial collection of files from the Illinois Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on a server controlled by the cybercriminal group. The move came after ransom negotiations between the two parties broke down following a ransomware attack earlier this month, on April 10. The leaked files include not only public information from court c...

How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware hackers In the US last year, ransomware struck more than 100 federal, state and municipal agencies, and more than 500 hospitals and other care centers By Frank Bajak / AP, BOSTON A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. One big reason: Ransomware rackets are dominated by Russian-speaking cybercriminals who are shielded — and sometimes employ...

US law enforcement and researchers point to Kremlin providing aid, protection to ransomware rackets Firstpost 2 hours ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost US law enforcement and researchers point to Kremlin providing aid, protection to ransomware rackets A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. One big reason: Ransomware rackets are dominated by Russian-speaking cyb...