The backup used to be the safety nets, but now it’s being targeted. According to global cybersecurity company Sophos, backup compromise is now attempted in over 94 per cent of ransomware incidents, and succeeds in 57 per cent of them. Attackers have also gotten faster, as another cybersecurity company Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 report...Read More
(Aging Untold) — Ransomware is a type of malware that can lock access to data or a device until an attacker is paid. For older adults, families and businesses, one wrong click can create major financial and security problems. Dr. Christopher Whyte says a “zero trust” approach can help protect against cyberattacks. “So if somebody...Read More
A ransomware incident now costs an average of $5.08 million from first alert to final invoice, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report. But that headline figure hides the single biggest variable in the whole equation: whether the victim had a tested business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plan running before the attackers...Read More
The ShinyHunters hacking group has published hundreds of thousands of files from a Florida state database of vehicles and driver information. The hackers said they published the stolen data on its leak site “because the victim did not pay a ransom or cooperate and comply” with the hackers’ demands. The hackers said they breached the...Read More
Hyderabad: After a 31-year-old man, Mohammed Nayeem, was chased and hacked to death at a permit room in a wine shop in Badlaguda on Monday night, Nagole police on Wednesday arrested eight persons. Four others are still at large.The accused were identified as Syed Rabbani, O Dinakar,V Mahesh, R Saketh, A Venkat, K Raghavender, B...Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A cybersecurity expert said the looming question over Flock cameras is about how much privacy people are willing to trade for the safety benefits. Marc Sachs, a cybersecurity expert, said Flock cameras are not a typical license plate reader. “It’s generating what they call a vehicle fingerprint. So it treats a...Read More
