The Week in Ransomware – May 5th 2023 – Targeting the public sector
This week's ransomware news has been dominated by a Royal ransomware attack on the City of Dallas that took down…
ALPHV gang claims ransomware attack on Constellation Software
Canadian diversified software company Constellation Software confirmed on Thursday that some of its systems were breached by threat actors who…
$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia
The U.S. government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the…
Ransomware gang hijacks university alert system to issue threats
The Avos ransomware gang hijacked Bluefield University's emergency broadcast system, "RamAlert," to send students and staff SMS texts and email…
Going into the Darknet: How Cynet Lighthouse Services Keep Cybersecurity Teams One Step Ahead of Hackers
By monitoring the darknet, as well as underground forums, Cynet is able to identify and prepare for the latest cybersecurity…
Hackers leak images to taunt Western Digital’s cyberattack response
The ALPHV ransomware operation, aka BlackCat, has published screenshots of internal emails and video conferences stolen from Western Digital, indicating…
Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data
A shocking number of organizations -- including banks and healthcare providers -- are leaking private and sensitive information from their…
American Bar Association data breach hits 1.4 million members
The American Bar Association (ABA) has suffered a data breach after hackers compromised its network and gained access to older…
As Consumer Privacy Evolves, Here’s How You Can Stay Ahead of Regulations
Businesses must leverage state and local guidance — along with technology — to maintain secure, compliant infrastructure.
The Week in Ransomware – April 14th 2023 – A Focus on Stolen Data
It has been mostly a quiet week regarding ransomware, with only a few bits of info released on older attacks…