According to various publications on the dark web, one of the leading manufacturers of casino equipment has become a victim of the dangerous REvil ransomware group. Gaming Partners International (GPI),Read More →
A report from security firm FireEye specialists details the detection of multiple ransomware distribution campaigns in which operators abuse the new KEGTAP, SINGLEMALT and WINEKEY bootloaders. In some of theRead More →
Baltimore government officials have made public their intention to renew their $20 million cybersecurity insurance, which was contracted a year ago after government computer systems were infected with a variantRead More →
A security report mentions that two hospitals in New York City have been the victims of a ransomware incident that disrupted some of their regular operations. Canton-Potsdam, Massena and GouverneurRead More →
A group of hackers managed to compromise the networks of Vastaamo, a psychotherapy clinic established in Finland in order to block access to information and demand a ransom in exchangeRead More →
A group of ransomware operators known as Darkside has been extorting various companies around the world, although they do not seem to pursue the same purposes as other similar hackingRead More →
Cybersecurity specialists have revealed the finding of multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Acronis True Image, Cyber Backup, and Cyber Protection solutions that would allow unprivileged threat actors to execute arbitraryRead More →
A recently released report by information security threat intelligence project DIFR detailed how a ransomware infection could take only 29 hours to fully compromise the targeted networks. Apparently the operatorsRead More →
Specialists have detected a new variant of ransomware for mobile devices that abuses notification mechanisms and home button to lock users’ screens. Identified as “AndroidOS/MalLocker.B”, this malware is hidden inRead More →
The past two years have seen a significant increase in the number of successful ransomware attacks, so private companies and organizations around the world are trying to take more andRead More →
