Ransomware


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Ransomware

The downside of ‘debugging’ ransomware

The downside of ‘debugging’ ransomware

Ransomware

The downside of ‘debugging’ ransomware

The decision to release a ransomware decryptor involves a delicate balancing act between helping victims recover their data and alerting criminals to errors in their code

Cameron Camp and Aryeh Goretsky16 May 2022


Ransomware

$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware

$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware

Ransomware

$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware

Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds

Amer Owaida19 Oct 2021


Ransomware

Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020

Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020

Ransomware

Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020

The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows

Amer Owaida11 Oct 2021


Ransomware, Business Security

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Ransomware, Business Security

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the companies that paid up

Tony Anscombe19 Aug 2021


Ransomware, Business Security

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

Ransomware, Business Security

Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?

A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim

Ondrej Kubovič10 Aug 2021


Ransomware

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? Legal or illegal? These are the questions …

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? Legal or illegal? These are the questions …

Ransomware

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? Legal or illegal? These are the questions …

Caught between a rock and a hard place, many ransomware victims cave in to extortion demands. Here’s what might change the calculus.

Tony Anscombe08 Jul 2021


Ransomware, Business Security

Kaseya supply-chain attack: What we know so far

Kaseya supply-chain attack: What we know so far

Ransomware, Business Security

Kaseya supply-chain attack: What we know so far

As news breaks about the supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya's IT management software, here’s what we know so far

Cameron Camp03 Jul 2021


Ransomware

5 essential things to do before ransomware strikes

5 essential things to do before ransomware strikes

Ransomware

5 essential things to do before ransomware strikes

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future

Cameron Camp18 Jun 2021


Ransomware

US gov’t warns against paying off ransomware attackers

US gov’t warns against paying off ransomware attackers

Ransomware

US gov’t warns against paying off ransomware attackers

Companies facilitating ransomware payments run the risk of facing stern penalties for violating US regulations

Amer Owaida06 Oct 2020