Ransomware Hackers Stole More Than $1 Billion in 2023 February 7, 2024 By Sana Pashankar Ransomware gangs stole more than $1 billion in 2023, the largest amount ever recorded, according to a report published Wednesday...
Pennsylvania Counties Still Restoring Systems After Cyber Incidents February 1, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Two Pennsylvania county governments — Bucks and Washington— reported some progress this week restoring computer systems and overcoming the effects...
US Disabled Chinese Hacking Network Targeting Critical Infrastructure, Sources Say January 31, 2024 By Christopher Bing and Karen Freifeld The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands...
Global Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High in 2023, Says Corvus January 31, 2024 Despite law enforcement actions, fourth quarter 2023 ransomware incidents still surpassed 2022 by nearly 70%, and the number of active...
Viewpoint: How Corporate Help Desks Became the Weak Spot in Cyber Defenses January 31, 2024 By Jason Rebholz The cyberattack on MGM Resorts in September 2023 provides a vivid example of the effects these types of attacks can...
Wall Street Stock-Lending Platform Crashes in Ransomware Attack January 25, 2024 By Donal Griffin and Ryan Gallagher The criminal hacking gang LockBit said it was behind a ransomware attack that shut down some of the operations of...
US Seizes BlackCat Ransomware Site, Offering Decryption Tool December 28, 2023 By Jeff Stone and Ryan Gallagher The US Justice Department seized websites belonging to a notorious Russian-speaking ransomware group, upending hackers that have extorted millions of...
Clorox, Boeing, MGM and More: Why Big Hacks Have Surged in 2023 December 18, 2023 By Jordan Robertson and Jessica Nix Widely disruptive, large-scale hacks are surging. After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies,...
Ransomware Prompts Multistate Hospital Chain to Divert Some ER Patients November 30, 2023 By Jonathan Mattise A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at...
Schools Look to Improve Cybersecurity, but Many Vulnerable to Ransomware November 21, 2023 By Alanna Durkin Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands...