Collaborate Disseminate
Surprise! The LockBit ransomware group has re-emerged, just days after a high-profile law enforcement operation seized control of its infrastructure and disrupted its operations.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The LockBit ransomware gang rears its ugly head again, after law enforcement takedown
Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Prescription orders delayed as US pharmacies grapple with “nation-state” cyber attack
Check out my “live reaction” (isn’t that what all the kids post on social media these days?) to the much-hyped revelation of the identity of the LockBit ransomware’s administrator. Continue reading LockBitsupp unmasked!!? My reaction to the FBI and NCA’s LockBit ransomware revelation
A huge reward is being offered for information leading to the identification or location of any of the leaders of the LockBit ransomware gang.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Bring us the head of LockBit! $15 million bounty offered for information on leaders of notorious ransomware gang
Heaven’s above! Scammers are exploiting online funerals, and Lockbit – the “Walmart of Ransomware” – is dismantled in style by cyber cops.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veter… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #360: Lockbit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams
A group of South Korean security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in the infamous Rhysida ransomware that provides a way for encrypted files to be unscrambled.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Rhysida ransomware cracked! Free decryption tool released
The office of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has confirmed that North Korea hacked into the personal emails of one of its staff members.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading North Korea successfully hacks email of South Korean President’s aide, gains access to sensitive information
Holy mackerel! AI is jumping on the religion bandwagon, ransomware gangs target hospitals, and what’s happened to your old mobile phone number?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybe… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #359: Declaring war on ransomware gangs, mobile muddles, and AI religion
Join me and Metomic CEO Richard Vibert for a discussion about some of the cybersecurity challenges faced by the financial services industry, and how you can best protect your organisations. Sign up now for the free event on February 29 2024. Continue reading See me speak at webinar about data security for financial services
Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer systems.
Continue reading 20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider