Harknett is co-director of the Ohio Cyber Range Institute, chair of the Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy and director of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. He holds an affiliate faculty position with the University’s School of Information Technology. “This has all of the markings of what we...Read More
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Power has confirmed what cybersecurity experts have suspected for weeks — that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. In an update today, the private utility says it never made a payment to the person or group behind the “sophisticated” attack. The company has said its servers were breached on...Read More
For years, Apple devices have been credited with the reputation of being immune to cyberattacks, thanks to the closed nature of macOS and iOS operating systems and the vendor’s focus on security. There weren’t many reports about incidents involving iPhones, iPads, or the like.However, that has changed in recent years.According to researchers with cybersecurity firm...Read More
Law enforcement agencies from Europe and North America have dismantled key infrastructure behind several leading malware strains used in ransomware attacks, the latest action in a yearslong effort to combat cybercriminals. The operation, conducted as part of Operation Endgame, targeted the early stages of the cybercrime chain, focusing on initial access malware. The coordinated effort...Read More
Europol, the DoJ and other law enforcement agencies “neutralized” a swathe of malware strains this week, which they said was a “direct blow to the ransomware kill chain.” The actions were part of the ongoing Operation Endgame which targeted a series of botnets just over a year ago. But it’s worth remembering that the latest...Read More
May 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Dark Web As part of the latest “season” of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains, and issued arrest warrants against 20 targets. Operation Endgame, first launched in May 2024, is an ongoing law enforcement operation targeting services and...Read More
Hundreds of servers have been taken down as part of an international law enforcement operation against ransomware groups. Coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, the action saw key infrastructure dismantled over the last week, with 300 servers taken down, 650 domains neutralized, and nearly two dozen international arrest warrants issued. In a statement confirming the campaign,...Read More
A massive data leak from the LockBit ransomware group, published on its hijacked leak site, has provided an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of one of the most notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations. The leaked data, spanning from December 19, 2024, to April 29, 2025, primarily pertains to the group’s “LockBit Lite” panel a lower-tier...Read More
Earlier this year, the UK government opened proposals on a set of world-leading proposals to protect businesses against ransomware threats. The proposals would make it illegal for public sector organisations to make ransomware payments and increase reporting requirements for all victims. The goal of this has been to undermine the ransomware business model, ultimately making...Read More
