Tag: ransomware attacks

Microsoft has claimed a ransomware campaign employing bogus call centers to trick victims into downloading malware may be more dangerous than previously thought.

The US government has unveiled a new website designed to provide businesses with greater knowledge of the threat posed by ransomware to their companies.

The US government has introduced a new interagency task force aimed at combating the increasing challenge of ransomware on the United States.

The Russian-speaking REvil ransomware gang has seen its sites go dark, a few days after it claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack of US IT provider Kaseya.

Interpol has urged police agencies and industry partners to unite to prevent a possible ransomware pandemic from taking hold.

A US federal judge has sentenced a Houston-based man to a 7-year jail sentence for his role in trying to steal over $2m from victims through romance scams and spoofed emails.

US IT provider Kaseya has become the latest in a growing line of organisations to suffer a cyberattack at the hands of the REvil ransomware group.

Food processing company JBS Foods has confirmed it has paid an $11m million ransom payment to end a ransomware cyberattack on its global operations.

A Biden administration directive will require US pipeline operators to conduct a cybersecurity assessment on their pipelines following the recent Colonial Pipeline hack.

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic has discovered the DarkSide ransomware variant made an estimated $90m in ransomware payments since October 2020.