Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches
The Russia-linked ransomware group is threatening to leak data stolen from almost 60 Cleo Software customers if ransoms ...
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A notorious ransomware group demanded millions from Fulton County. The official in charge refused to pay.
The county was under a ransomware attack ... who they say went by the name "LockbitSupp" online. CBS News scoured hacker chat rooms online until "LockbitSupp" finally answered.
35 years on: The history and evolution of ransomware
The first use of ransomware was identified in December 1989; an individual physically mailed out floppy disks purporting to ...
Today's Business: How to combat the growing threat of ransomware
In 2024, ransomware accounted for nearly 25% of all cyber incidents, with some larger organizations paying up to $75 million ...
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Clop ransomware gang takes credit for latest mass hack that breached dozens of companies
Clop, a prolific ransomware gang, has taken credit for stealing data from at least 66 companies by exploiting a bug in widely used corporate file transfer tools made by Cleo Software. The ...
UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payments
The U.K. government is considering banning ransomware payments to make critical industries “unattractive targets for ...
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Clop ransomware is now extorting 66 Cleo data-theft victims
The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands. The cybercriminals ...
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New Amazon Ransomware Attack—‘Recovery Impossible’ Without Payment
Recovery Impossible Amazon Ransomware Highlights Difficulties In Making Ransom Payments Illegal As news of plans by the U.K. Home Office to make ransomware payments illegal for some victims ...
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The danger of new AI-powered ransomware
The danger of new AI-powered ransomware Of all IT threats, ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most serious, as it presents victims with a real dilemma: pay up or lose their data for good. Today, AI ...
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Ongoing Play Ransomware Attack—What You Need To Know
As new reports confirm that the ransomware cyberattack threat is far from a thing of the past, and even the likes of LockBit which had been thought to have disbanded following law enforcement ...
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LockBit Admins Tease a New Ransomware Version
The LockBit ransomware group could be making a comeback after months ... Also on December 19, Israeli news website Ynet reported that the US was looking to extradite Rostislav Panev, an Israeli ...
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35 years on: The history and evolution of ransomware
December 2024 has the dubious distinction of being both the 35th anniversary of the first ransomware and the 20th anniversary of the first use of modern criminal ransomware. Since the late 1980 ...