Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware

Authorities in Ukraine this week charged six people alleged to have been part of the CLOP ransomware group, a cybercriminal gang said to have extorted more than half a billion dollars from victims. Some of CLOP’s victims this year alone include Stanford University Medical School, the University of California, and University of Maryland. Continue reading Ukrainian Police Nab Six Tied to CLOP Ransomware

Babuk ransomware gang says it’s no longer interested in encrypting data, would rather kidnap it instead

The Babuk ransomware gang is reinventing itself. It says it’s no longer interested in encrypting victims’ data, but will be focusing on stealing information instead.

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Ransomware Trends: Six Notable Ransomware Attacks from 2021

The security community witnessed triple-digit growth in the number of publicly disclosed ransomware incidents in 2020. As noted in a previous blog post on Five Things You Need to Know About Ransomware Attacks, ransomware attacks grew 715% in H1 20… Continue reading Ransomware Trends: Six Notable Ransomware Attacks from 2021