If at first they cannot make you pay the ransom, they have nine other tactics …
To ensure ransoms are paid, cyberattackers have evolved ransomware from a purely technical exercise into a multilateral social extortion campaign.
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Dating apps are the CryptoRom actors’ playground for scams
Dating app users lured by high crypto trading returns have increasingly become the target of fraudsters.
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New Python ransomware targets ESXi Servers and VMs at ultra-high speeds
The threat researchers who investigated the attack said it was the fastest ever systematic targeted attack.
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New ransomware group detected: this one is really sneaky
Using only native Windows tools and avoiding the use of backdoors as services, the group thrived on unpatched, recent vulnerabilities.
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7 ways cyberscammers and malware operators love Google Forms
What is not to love about a free and trusted platform they can use to quickly create phishing and malware traps?
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Foiling ransomware is easy, but what about the double-threat kind?
Best-in-class data backup and disaster recovery protocols are great, but once unencrypted sensitive data is stolen, extortion vulnerability remains.
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Running outdated software on your server? Don’t be a sitting duck!
The Cring ransomware group will be happy to infiltrate your network and hold your data hostage!
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Ransomware recovery costs hit US$2.62m in mid-sized APJ financial services firms
This was higher than the global average for the mid-sized financial services firms polled.
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How the expanded network perimeters of workplaces benefited IT teams
According to this study, they gained new skills in meeting heavier workloads and helping their organizations transform amid pandemic uncertainties.
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Three dissolved RaaS groups find a proxy team to continue the tradition
Threat researchers believe the Conti ransomware group has taken over the baton from DarkSide, REvil and Avaddon.
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Older routers found to have a ‘directional traversal vulnerability’
With this bug in the web-based management console, hackers can disarm security features on home and business routers without any password.
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Malware campaign uses Telegram and adds cryptomining and cryptocurrency theft
Beware, seemingly harmless pirate software may harbor information stealer malware that do more than just mine sensitive data …
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Do not let malware sow Discord in your chat groups
Users of the Discord platform may think they are downloading game cheats or hacked software, but may end up being ransomed.
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Ransomware hit the education sector the hardest in 2020: study
In terms of number of attacks and amount of damage incurred, IT teams in educational institutions had their hands tied.
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Here is something new: malware that prevents software piracy!
After luring people to download ‘cracked’ versions of games and productivity software, the malware blocks access to pirate-software sites.
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Case Studies
How a Vietnamese D2C retailer built its own secure digital infrastructure
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Cyber protection for medical clinics in Singapore
As Singapore’s healthcare sector becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, clinics are facing heightened cyber risks, …Read more
India’s WazirX strengthens governance and digital asset security
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Bangladesh LGED modernizes communication while addressing data security concerns
To meet emerging data localization/privacy regulations, the government engineering agency deploys a secure, unified digital …Read more