Malawi Immigration Dept. Halts Passport Services Amid Cyberattack
President of Malawi vows not to pay ransom to "appease criminals."
UnitedHealth confirms Optum hack behind US healthcare billing outage
Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group confirmed that its subsidiary Optum was forced to shut down IT systems and various services after…
Hubris May Have Contributed to Downfall of Ransomware Kingpin LockBit
The most prolific ransomware group in recent years was on the decline at the time of its takedown, security researchers…
Ransom-War Escalation: The New Frontline in Cyber Warfare
By Nissim Ben Saadon, Director of Innovation, CYREBRO High-profile ransomware attacks against government targets in Costa Rica and Peru last…
ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches
The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage…
Enterprises Worry End Users Will be the Cause of Next Major Breach
Respondents in Dark Reading's Strategic Security Survey believe that the primary cause of their organization's next major data breach would…
RansomHouse gang automates VMware ESXi attacks with new MrAgent tool
The RansomHouse ransomware operation has created a new tool named 'MrAgent' that automates the deployment of its data encrypter across multiple VMware…
German battery maker Varta halts production after cyberattack
Battery maker VARTA AG announced yesterday that it was targeted by a cyberattack that forced it to shut down IT…
Trans-Northern Pipelines investigating ALPHV ransomware attack claims
Trans-Northern Pipelines (TNPI) has confirmed its internal network was breached in November 2023 and that it's now investigating claims of…
Reshaping the Focus of Cybersecurity
Key Insights from the International Counter Ransomware Initiative Statement By Todd Thorsen, Chief Information Security Officer, CrashPlan Earlier in November,…