An examination of thousands of data breaches last year found that ransomware was involved in 44% of incidents, according to researchers at Verizon. The telecom giant published its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) on Wednesday, featuring an analysis of over 22,000 security incidents and 12,195 confirmed data breaches. Ransomware was featured prominently throughout the...Read More
Fired Disney employee gets 3 years in prison for hacking and changing menus CNN Florida former Disney employee sentenced to 3 years for hacking menus, changing allergen info: Officials FOX 35 Orlando Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison The New York Times Former Disney employee sentenced to 3 years for hacking menus to remove...Read More
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Healthcare, Energy Firms at Highest Risk, Says Bridewell’s Anthony Young Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 28, 2025
Anthony Young, CEO, Bridewell
Ransomware hacks targeting British critical infrastructure have risen significantly in recent months as hackers...Read More
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A new report shows cybercrime is up, and people are losing more money because of it. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint center released its report from 2024 indicating $16 billion in losses, which is a 33% increase from 2023. According to the report, North Carolina ranks in the top 10 states...Read More
Verizon’s Data Breach Report Findings ‘Underscore the Importance of a Multi-Layered Defense Strategy’ TechRepublic Source link .........................Read More
During the summer of 2022, an East Coast financial services company specializing in private investments became the target of a new kind of cyberattack involving drones. The incident came to light when the company’s cybersecurity team detected unusual activity on its internal Atlassian Confluence page. The activity appeared to originate from within the company’s network,...Read More
The eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) in early March 2025, a sophisticated cyberattack leveraging SocGholish malware, also known as FakeUpdates, was uncovered targeting corporate networks. This attack, orchestrated by affiliates of RansomHub-a notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group emerging in 2024-demonstrates a calculated approach to infiltrate high-profile organizations. SocGholish Malware as Initial Vector RansomHub markets its illicit...Read More
Digital scammers and extortionists bilked businesses and individuals in the US out of a “staggering” $16.6 billion last year, according to the FBI — the highest losses recorded since bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) started tracking them 25 years ago. Also in 2024: Ransomware again posed the biggest threat to critical infrastructure organizations, with...Read More
Based on an independent Ponemon Institute survey, the report reveals 79% of respondents say their organization is making changes to its cybersecurity budget. Of these respondents, 71% say security budgets are increasing, with the average budget at $24 million. This correlates with the heightened volume of threat vectors, with 66% of respondents reporting cybersecurity incidents...Read More
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. The...Read More
