The first quarter of 2025 saw a marked increase in ransomware hacks, cybersecurity consultancy firm NCC Group warned in a new study. Ransomware attacks and leaks were at an all-time high. That was the bad news. The even worse news is that it could get worse as attackers are employing evermore convincing attacks, tricking users...Read More
A third British retailer has been hit with a cyberattack The M&S incident is likely a ransomware attack from ScatteredSpider Retailers are at risk due to high downtime costs Luxury department store Harrods has become the third British retailer to be hit by a cyberattack in a matter of days, with the firm restricting internet...Read More
In 2015 cybercriminals targeted several currency trading companies and stole sensitive data, leaving behind a ransom note. They received a frantic response from a woman named Helena, who identified herself as a European executive from one of the companies tasked with handling the negotiations. In increasingly flustered exchanges over WhatsApp, Helena implored them to lower...Read More
Veeam study find budget increases for cybersecurity aren’t enough; businesses need smarter resilience strategies Ransomware payments are dropping, but attackers are shifting tactics faster than businesses can adapt Declining attack rates don’t mean ransomware is beaten New research has revealed the scale of recent ransomware evolvution, warning it remains a dominant threat to organizations worldwide....Read More
More than half of all organizations — 59% — suffered a ransomware incident between January 2023 and February 2024, according to a global survey by cybersecurity vendor Sophos. The hardest hit included organizations from the following sectors: central and federal government; healthcare; energy, oil and utilities; and higher education. Consistent with the so-called big-game...Read More
Scattered Spider – the teenage hacking collective that breached multiple organisations in 2023 in a series of social engineering attacks – has been linked to the ongoing cyber incident unfolding at Marks and Spencer (M&S) according to reports. According to Bleeping Computer, which was first to report the new development citing unnamed sources close...Read More
Shanaz Musafer, Liv McMahon & Ije Ndukwe BBC News Getty Images The country may be enjoying the sunny weather, but the storm clouds that have been gathering over Marks & Spencer currently show no sign of abating. We are now well into the second week of a cyber attack that has hit one of the...Read More
By Rae Ann Varona · May 1, 2025, 10:35 PM EDT DaVita Inc. is facing at least two proposed class actions over a data breach the kidney care provider announced in April, with current and former patients alleging Wednesday in Colorado federal… To view the full article, register now. Source link .........................Read More
Published On : 2025-05-02 Ransomware of the Week CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team would like to highlight ransomware trends and insights gathered while monitoring various forums. This includes multiple – industries, geography, and technology – which could be relevant to your organization. Type: RansomwareTarget Technologies: MS WindowsTarget Geography: Argentina, Egypt, Panama, Italy, Japan.Target Industry: Manufacturing,...Read More
