[ad_1] Executive Summary Unit 42 regularly monitors the cyberthreat landscape, including trends in extortion and ransomware. Ransomware actors continue to evolve to increase the effectiveness of their attacks and the likelihood that organizations will pay what is demanded. In our 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report, we found that 86% of incidents involved business...Read More
[ad_1] Two different federal Justice Department cybersecurity cases announced May 1 underscored the complex challenges the agency faces in policing cybersecurity issues.The first case involved an $8.4 million civil settlement with Raytheon Company and Nightwing for resolving allegations that Raytheon violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with federal cybersecurity controls on 29...Read More
[ad_1] These DOGE ransowmare hackers demand a trillion dollar payment. AFP via Getty Images Update, April 25, 2025: This story, originally published April 23, has been updated with further details regarding the DOGE ransomware attack and information from a new FBI report about the FOG malware threat used following the latest trillion-dollar ransom note demand....Read More
[ad_1] COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia cybersecurity expert says computer hackers have posted confidential information swiped in a March ransomware attack on the Cobb County government. The government says the thieves have demanded a ransom and set a Friday deadline for Cobb to pay it. At the time, Cobb County government downplayed its impact....Read More
[ad_1] While the retailer was initially quick to inform customers of the breach, subsequent updates have been lacking. Friday’s message from chief executive Stuart Machin saying sorry is the first public statement from the company for a week and only the third one it has put out in total. And there was no mention of...Read More
[ad_1] The Co-op cyberattack is far worse than initially reported, with the company now confirming that data was stolen for a significant number of current and past customers. “As a result of ongoing forensic investigations, we now know that the hackers were able to access and extract data from one of our systems,” Co-op told...Read More
[ad_1] Kingsmen Creatives ( (SG:5MZ) ) has shared an update. Kingsmen Creatives Ltd. recently experienced a ransomware incident, which was promptly addressed with the help of external experts. The company activated its business continuity plan and reported the incident to relevant authorities. Preliminary investigations show no evidence of data exfiltration, and there has been no...Read More
[ad_1] New analysis by Comparitech shows that government entities remain a frequent target for ransomware gangs. Of the 39 confirmed attacks — where the organization publicly acknowledges what’s happened — in April, 21 were on businesses, nine on government entities, six on healthcare companies and three on educational institutions. Among 440 unconfirmed attacks — claimed...Read More
[ad_1] Guest blog courtesy of Halcyon.A ransomware attack on a printing vendor has resulted in the extraction of customer information from DBS Bank and the Singapore branch of Bank of China (BOC). The incident, reported to authorities on April 6, did not involve a breach of bank systems or customer login credentials. DBS stated that...Read More
