Tag: RANSOMWARE ATTACKS

December 14, 2022

Researchers at Sophos(opens in new tab) have identified that vulnerabilities in Microsoft-approved hardware drivers have been exploited in ransomware attacks by a group known as Cuba. A pair of files were found on compromised machines that Sophos says “work together […]

October 28, 2022

Ransomware attacks against businesses in the manufacturing and production industries are getting more complex, while the payment demands rise. A report from cybersecurity(opens in new tab) experts Sophos claims this sector has had the highest average ransom payment of all […]

September 26, 2022

An ongoing campaign is looking to distribute the FARGO ransomware(opens in new tab) to as many Microsoft SQL servers as possible, experts have found. According to cybersecurity researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC), threat actors are picking up […]

September 2, 2022

Targeted ransomware attacks are becoming more common as an increasing number of businesses adopt Linux systems, new research from Trend Micro has found. Overall, it says 63 billion threats were blocked by the company’s systems in the first half of […]

August 11, 2022

Ransomware operators may have given victims a slight respite over the summer, but this now seems to have come to an end as attacks rise once again, new research has suggested. The Q2/2022 Threat Report from Avast claims the number […]

February 24, 2022

Ransomware attacks have been a significant issue for organizations in recent years as more and more malware gangs become adept at extracting money, usually in the form of cryptocurrencies, from businesses. New research from Venafi shows us how ransomware is […]

November 29, 2021

Zero-trust architecture will increase the efficiency of cybersecurity solutions to stop data breaches by 144%, a new report from Symmetry Systems and Osterman Research is saying. Surveying 125 IT and security decision-makers from both midsize and large organizations, on their […]

November 17, 2021

Microsoft has added a new layer of adaptive protection to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to thwart human-operated ransomware attacks. Ruofan Wang and Kelly Kang from the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team argue that human-operated ransomware […]

March 18, 2019

There are a huge number of different cyber-security threats that companies today have to worry about, ranging from phishing and denial-of-service attacks to zero-day exploits and even simple human error – just to name a few. But, of all the […]

March 6, 2018

As technology has evolved over the years, so have malicious actors. One of the worst types of malware, ransomware, has greatly affected numerous companies and individuals. Unfortunately, ransomware attacks are becoming frighteningly frequent. For example, the number of ransomware attacks […]