Ransomware exploits value. Attackers put victims against a decision to pay for the hope of the return of their system or lose it. For victims, it is hard to justify not paying even though it sets a harmful precedent. At heart, this is an economics question that cyber professionals find it difficult to answer on...Read More
RHC Dark Lab : 2 June 2025 09:59 On May 10, 2025, the City of Pisa suffered a ransomware attack within their computer systems. The next day Nova claimed the attack and on the 21st of the same month threatened to publish 2TB of data stolen from the municipality’s servers. Nova RaaS appeared the first time in...Read More
Triple extortion ransomware is a type of ransomware attack where a cybercriminal extorts their victim multiple times — namely by encrypting data, exposing exfiltrated data and then threatening an additional third attack vector. In a traditional ransomware attack, an attacker encrypts the victim’s data, preventing them from accessing it. A traditional ransomware attack typically follows...Read More
The city of Sheboygan said it suffered a significant ransomware attack last year that compromised the sensitive personal information of almost 70,000 individuals. In a data security incident notice filed with the Office of Maine Attorney General, officials of the city of Sheboygan said that on October 31, the city experienced a network disruption...Read More
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, or BKA, has accused Russian national Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev of having led the Conti and TrickBot, also known as Wizard Spider, ransomware operations following the latest round of the international law enforcement crackdown initiative Operation Endgame, reports BleepingComputer.Kovalev, also known as Stern, was revealed to have led the TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti operations...Read More
In the face of growing geopolitical instability, critical infrastructure organizations face an unprecedented level of cyber threats, putting their operations, data and very existence at risk. Water utilities are prime targets, as our daily lives and activities are heavily reliant on water supplies and wastewater processes. The consequences of a breach could be catastrophic, disrupting...Read More
An Iranian man has admitted his role in a major international ransomware operation that caused tens of millions of dollars in damages and severely disrupted public services across the United States. Sina Gholinejad, 37, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, for his part in deploying the Robbinhood ransomware. This criminal enterprise targeted...Read More
Segment 1 CTG Interview Middle market companies face unique challenges in the ever-evolving cyber environment. Developing a comprehensive cybersecurity approach is a business imperative for middle market companies, and Chad Alessi will discuss the threat landscape, what’s keeping IT decision-makers awkward at night, and the best approach to creating a proactive security measure. Cyber Resilience...Read More
Source who exposed Conti and TrickBot members claims to just be a good citizen A dump of internal communications, personal media and damning evidence to Telegram has exposed the leadership of the Conti and Trickbot ransomware gangs. The massive data dump, which began surfacing on Telegram on 5th May, includes thousands of internal chat logs,...Read More
News – Scroller Home Page – City of Sheboygan ransomware attack exposes nearly 70,000 individuals’ data teiss Source link .........................Read More
