Category Archives: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)

Try These Best Practices to Counter Common Cybersecurity Risks

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, ransomware and other cyber attacks have spiked. Meanwhile, millions of people have shifted from working in offices to working remotely. Organizations are increasingly relying on video conferencing, virtual private networks (VPNs) and remote desktop protocol admin tools. Many employers believe that, to cut down on these risks, they should […]

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Responding to the Colonial Pipeline Breach & CISA Ransomware Alert

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The recent DarkSide ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, a critical infrastructure supplier of about 45% of the United States’ east coast gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, infected the company’s IT network. Learn about the threat posed by ransomware an… Continue reading Responding to the Colonial Pipeline Breach & CISA Ransomware Alert→

3 Ransomware Threats in 2021 and How to Protect Against Them

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I’m sure I’m not the only one who expected the world to magically get back to normal — whatever that is — when the ball dropped on 2021. After seeing a rise in threats last year, no more ransomware, or at least fewer attacks, was on my very long wish list for a wonderful new […]

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Health Care Ransomware Strains Have Hospitals in the Crosshairs

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The language of digital attacks shares a lot with the language of disease: ‘viruses’ ‘infect’ computers, and stopping their spread can be like trying to keep down a contagious disease. The two worlds also come together when threat actors attack using health care ransomware. When every minute could change the fate of a patient, preventing […]

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Ransomware Attacks in 2021: Information Meets Emotion

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“If you want to go quickly, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.”  This African proverb opens the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, and in view of recent cybersecurity events, its meaning is very important when it comes to defending against ransomware attacks. As threat actors work together to provide ransomware-as-a-service, defenders […]

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New Ransomware Threats Are Getting Bolder: How to Rewrite the Script

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Greater exposure is both good news and bad news when it comes to new ransomware threats. While ransomware attacks themselves are never good news, it is a positive sign that these attacks are receiving more media attention, such as the attack on an entire hospital chain, an attack on a Las Vegas school district and even […]

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6 Ransomware Trends You Should Watch for in 2020

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A ransomware infection can have a significant financial impact on an organization. American digital security and data backup firm Datto found that ransomware is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. Part of that financial impact results from downtime costs. Govtech also revealed that businesses lost an average of $8,500 per hour as the […]

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PXJ Ransomware Campaign Identified by X-Force IRIS

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In a recent analysis from IBM’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), our team discovered activity related to a new strain of ransomware known as PXJ ransomware.

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What’s Behind the Rising Tide of Ransomware?

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The rate of ransomware is rising, largely due to the availability of exploit kits and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) packages in underground marketplaces.

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Cybercrime Has Become a Commodity

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Cybercrime tools available through private networks and on the Dark Web make it easier than ever for would-be fraudsters to infiltrate networks.

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