Rapid7’s Chrstiaan Beek has written proof-of-concept code for ransomware that can attack your CPU, and warns of future threats that could lock your drive until a ransom is paid. This attack would circumvent most traditional forms of ransomware detection. In an interview with The Register, Beek, who is Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics, revealed...Read More
In an alarming trend that shows no signs of abating, ransomware attacks continue to devastate businesses worldwide as organizations struggle to strengthen their digital security infrastructure amid rising threats. Recent data reveals a record-breaking surge in attacks, with devastating financial consequences for unprepared companies. Record-Breaking Surge in Ransomware Incidents January 2025 marked a grim milestone...Read More
Ransomware Attacks on Ag and Over 15,000 USDA Employees Leave From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update. **There were 84 ransomware attacks against the food and agriculture industry in the first three months of 2025, more than twice than during the same period last year. The Record reports more than three-quarters of...Read More
Prosecutors have started legal process to extradite the 45-year-old suspect to the Netherlands from Moldova Moldovan authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign national suspected of carrying out a major ransomware attack against the Dutch Research Council (NWO) in 2021. The arrest took place on 6th May. The Moldovan Police, in coordination with the country’s Centre...Read More
Criminals who attempt to damage critical infrastructure are increasingly targeting the systems that sit between IT and operational tech. These in-between systems are no man’s land, according to Tim Conway, the technical director of SANS Institute industrial control systems (ICS) programs. They’re not classic IT systems that run core business applications, or operational tech (OT)...Read More
Andy Frain Services has notified over 100,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach that occurred in October 2024. The security firm, which provides services to clients such as the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, confirmed that notifications were sent to 100,964 people affected by the breach. Details of the compromised information...Read More
A man was arrested in Moldova He is suspected of mounting multiple cyberattacks One of the attacks caused roughly €4.5 million in damages Moldovan authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign national suspected of mounting multiple cyberattacks, including a ransomware attack with multimillion-dollar damages. In a press release published on the website of the Moldova police,...Read More
The fall of two of the most dominant ransomware syndicates, LockBit and AlphV, triggered a power vacuum across the cybercriminal landscape, acccording to a Black Kite survey. In their place, dozens of new actors emerged, many of them lacking the infrastructure, discipline, or credibility of their predecessors. The result was a surge in attack volume,...Read More
Marissa Newman May 14, 2025 – 12.00pm Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login In 2015, cybercriminals targeted several currency trading companies and stole sensitive data, leaving behind a ransom note. They received a frantic response...Read More
A major data leak has exposed the inner workings of the notorious ransomware group LockBit. The leak contains thousands of chat conversations between the hackers and their victims, revealing for the first time how structured and businesslike this criminal organization operates. Security company Defenced analyzed the data dump and gained insight into the group’s modus...Read More
