Ransomware gangs hunt for tax software to ratchet up pressure on victims
The tactics seek out highly sensitive data as leverage, targeting small businesses whose efforts to be tax-compliant could be seriously disrupted.
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Cybercriminals use Facebook ads to shame companies, confuse messaging to customers
The tactic, used in a recent incident involving Italian liquor company Campari, attempts to counter a company’s own efforts at damage control.
Here are the most common ways businesses get compromised by ransomware
Shadow IT, malicious email attachments, bad hygiene and other “low hanging fruit” continue to plague many businesses, according to incident response data from Red Canary.
Attackers target gaming as the latest ‘always on’ industry impacted by ransomware
Much like hospitals and government, video game developers can’t afford to go dark, nor can they easily overcome exposure of their secret sauce. That makes them an attractive target.
Major ransomware strain jumps from Windows to Linux
Kaspersky researchers noticed similarities in the code of the Trojan, the text of the ransom notes and the general approach to extortion that pointed to an encounter with a Linux strain of the RansomEXX ransomware family.
‘Picture this’: CynergisTek CEO paints bleak picture of ransomware attacks against hospitals
The health care cybersecurity consulting firm has been working especially closely with hospitals in the last week to help them quickly respond to this new wave of attacks. CEO Caleb Barlow details the implications.
‘Zombie’ Ryuk ransomware group returns from the grave
A prolific ransomware actor seemingly disappeared earlier this year. Now they’re back with a vengeance, most recently linked to a string of hospital attacks.
B&N cyberattack calls into question the retailer’s network segmentation practices
An apparent ransomware infection at Barnes & Noble, which spread from the retailer’s corporate systems to its stores, has led to speculation over whether a lack of business segmentation could have assisted the malware’s propagation.
An inside look at how ransomware groups go stealth
Ransomware groups are doing all they can to leverage tools and techniques that hide their presence from threat detection engines, cover their tracks from investigators and generally make it harder for companies to spot or respond to intrusions until it’s too late.
SMEs relearn security basics under COVID’s telework conditions
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday launched a free “Telework Essentials Toolkit” designed to help businesses to adjust to the realities of working from home during the COVID pandemic. DHS teamed up with the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), Global Cyber Alliance and other partners to add these resources to the agency’s dedicated…
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