Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Firms Increased by 87% in 2022 February 14, 2023 By Jack Gillum Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations increased by 87% in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the...
US, UK Sanction Russians Tied to TrickBot Hacking Gang February 13, 2023 By Katrina Manson The US and UK have imposed sanctions on seven alleged members of a Russia-based cybercrime gang, the first such joint...
Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court February 7, 2023 By James Pearson and Raphael Satter A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and...
Massachusetts’ MKS Instruments Investigates Ransomware Attack February 6, 2023 MKS Instruments Inc. said on Monday it was investigating a ransomware attack that occurred last week and affected the semiconductor...
U.S. CFTC Traders Report Delayed by Ransomware Attack on Data Firm ION February 3, 2023 By Eric Beech The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Thursday that as a result of the ransomware attack on ION Trading...
Cyber Attack Hits 1,000 Merchant Ships as Norway Firm Targeted January 20, 2023 By Stephen Treloar A cyberattack on a Norwegian shipping services firm ensnared about 70 companies and 1,000 ships. Oslo-based DNV, one of the...
Fewer Companies Are Paying Ransoms to Hackers, Researchers Say January 19, 2023 By Margi Murphy Fewer companies that are infected with ransomware are coughing up extortion payments demanded by hackers, according to new research from...
Ransomware Attack Closes 300 Yum Brands Eateries in UK for a Day January 19, 2023 Yum! Brands, Inc. on Wednesday announced that a ransomware attack affected certain information technology systems. Almost 300 of its restaurants...
Ransomware Group With Links in Russia Behind Royal Mail Incident January 12, 2023 By Sachin Ravikumar A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail’s international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware...
Ohio Supreme Court: Ransomware Did Not Cause Direct Physical Loss December 29, 2022 A business owner’s insurance policy did not provide coverage for software damaged by a ransomware attack because there was no...