In recent weeks, the DragonForce ransomware group has been targeting UK retailers in a series of coordinated attacks causing major service disruptions. Prominent retailers such as Harrods, Marks and Spencer, and the Co-Op have all reported ongoing incidents affecting payment systems, inventory, payroll and other critical business functions. DragonForce has previously been attributed for a...Read More
How can I protect myself from cybercrime? The EU is working on increasing cybersecurity, but following the tips below can help you stay safe while using the internet and working remotely: 1. Be cautious with unsolicited emails, text messages and phone calls Be especially cautious if someone tries to use a crisis to pressure you...Read More
As Criminals Innovate With AI, Cyber Defenses Scramble to Keep Up The rapid advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping the battlefield between cybercriminals and security teams—raising the stakes for corporations and government agencies already struggling to keep threats at bay. According to new research from cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies, digital crime syndicates and...Read More
By SentinelOne Updated: March 30, 2025 Ransomware is rapidly turning into one of the most challenging threats a business can face in the modern digital environment, significantly affecting various industries. Ransomware is a type of malware that targets a victim’s files by encrypting them so they cannot be accessed unless the cyber criminal is given...Read More
BLUE ASH, Ohio (WKRC) – Dr. Gururau Sudarshan, known as Doctor G to his patients, was headed into work one morning last August when workers at his Cincinnati Pain Physicians clinic said they couldn’t get into the computer system. “We contacted my IT person, who was able to look through his server from remote. In...Read More
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, and international cybersecurity agencies are calling on organizations and DNS providers to mitigate the “Fast Flux” cybercrime evasion technique used by state-sponsored threat actors and ransomware gangs. Although the technique isn’t new, its effectiveness has been documented and proven repeatedly in actual cyberattacks. How Fast Flux helps with evasion Fast Flux is a...Read More
Oregon DEQ won’t say if ransomware group took employee data in cyberattack Published 11:49 am Monday, April 28, 2025 By Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian This June 2017 photo shows the headquarters of Oregon’s Driver and Motor Vehicles Division in Salem. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday declined to confirm or deny reports that...Read More
As artificial intelligence tools proliferate within organizations, security risks are surging, complicating the already challenging landscape of cyber defense. Businesses eager to harness AI’s promise are finding themselves unprepared to manage threats ranging from data leakage to sophisticated phishing attacks, according to a new report from the cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point...Read More
Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have discovered post-compromise exploitation of a zero-day elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) against a small number of targets. The targets include organizations in the information technology (IT) and real estate sectors of the United States, the financial...Read More
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Wednesday said it had received nearly 860,000 complaints in the last year and recorded a “staggering” $16.6 billion in losses to businesses and individuals, the highest for both figures since the hub’s establishment in 2000. Fraud represented the bulk of reported losses in 2024 while ransomware was...Read More
