The UK government’s recently announced ban on public sector ransomware payments has received mixed reactions from industry. With the aim of removing the financial incentives that fuel ransomware attacks and making public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure less attractive targets, the policy marks a significant step in the fight against cybercrime. But the introduction...Read More
Apr 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the activities of an initial access broker (IAB) dubbed ToyMaker that has been observed handing over access to double extortion ransomware gangs like CACTUS. The IAB has been assessed with medium confidence to be a financially motivated threat actor, scanning for vulnerable systems and deploying...Read More
The conventional formula for maintaining business continuity in the face of unexpected IT disruptions is as follows: Back up your data. Make a recovery plan. Test the recovery plan periodically. That approach may work well enough if your primary concern is defending against risks like server failures or data center outages caused by natural disasters....Read More
Veeam® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, today announced the findings of their latest research, From Risk to Resilience: Veeam 2025 Ransomware Trends and Proactive Strategies Report, revealing alarming insights into the evolving threat landscape of ransomware attacks. With cyber threats becoming more sophisticated and frequent, the report underlines the...Read More
Gosia Wozniacka of Oregon Live reports: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday declined to confirm or deny reports that a well-known ransomware group stole employee files in a recent cyberattack at the agency. The department faced questions after several cybersecurity websites reported that ransomware group Rhysida is behind the cyberattack at the DEQ...Read More
Verison’s DBIR report reveals ransomware rampage. getty As cyberattacks of all flavors continue at an astonishing speed, the FBI issues a do-not-click warning and threat actors find worrying new ways to compromise your accounts, do not ignore the old guard. That’s the takeaway from the latest Verizon data breach investigations report, which has revealed that...Read More
