Collaborate Disseminate
The group known as Scattered Spider is one of the most impactful cybercrime groups working today and has proven elusive to law enforcement so far.
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In this Help Net Security video, Jeremy Nichols, Director, Global Threat Intelligence Center at NTT Security Holdings, discusses a recent surge in ransomware incidents. After a down year in 2022, ransomware and extortion incidents increased in 2023. Mo… Continue reading Organizations struggle to defend against ransomware
Ransomware and extortion incidents surged by 67% in 2023, according to NTT Security Holdings’ 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report. Global ransomware crisis After a down year in 2022, ransomware and extortion incidents increased in 2023. More t… Continue reading Global ransomware crisis worsens
That attempt was one of multiple “extremely large” ransom demands made by LockBit over the years, authorities said.
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The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware is named and sanctioned, a cybersecurity consultant is charged with a $1.5 million extortion, and a romance fraudster defrauded women he met on Tinder of £80,000.
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More organizations hit by ransomware gangs are starting to realize that it doesn’t pay to pay up: “In Q1 2024, the proportion of victims that chose to pay touched a new record low of 28%,” ransomware incident response firm Coveware ha… Continue reading Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware!
The attack is just the latest in a string targeting the multilateral body in recent years.
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As many people suspected, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the target of a ransomware attack in March. Omni first described the incident as a chain-wide “outage” due to IT issues. By April 1, guests were losing patience with the “outage…. Continue reading Omni Hotels & Resorts attack claimed by Daixin Team; 3.5 million guests’ data stolen (2)
Your organization has been hit by ransomware and a decision has to be made on whether or not to make the ransom payment to get your data decrypted, deleted from attackers’ servers, and/or not leaked online. The decision will depend on a variety o… Continue reading Ransomware group maturity should influence ransom payment decision
The data reportedly includes personal information and health details for customers of a variety of companies linked to the payment processor.
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