Missing Link: 35 years of ransomware – It began with a simple floppy disk
A simple floppy disk in the then common 5.25 inch format with the inscription "AIDS Information – Introductory Diskette 2.0" ...
Hardware supply chain threats can undermine your endpoint infrastructure
Global IT infrastructure has become increasingly interconnected and interdependent. As a result, operational resilience has ...
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LockBit 3.0 ransomware: What you need to know
Meet LockBit 3.0 LockBit 3.0 is the latest version of the infamous LockBit Vishya. It is a faction of hackers, who are well organised and have been proficient at developing newer variants of the ...
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FBI Pulls the Plug on PlugX Malware, Removing it From Thousands of Devices
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI jointly announced yesterday a successful operation leading to the removal of ...
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Digital Convergence Technologies & Its Importance in Cloud Security
From deepfakes and phishing attacks to ad fraud, the risks are evolving rapidly, putting both platform integrity and user ...
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The first-ever ransomware dropped 35 years ago disguised as a floppy sharing 'AIDS Information'
Thirty-five years ago, as December 1989 turned into January 1990, the then-largest ever cybercrime investigation was launched ...
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UK government plans to extend ransomware payment ban
The Home Office is today opening a consultation on a series of proposals to address the ransomware threat to ... The rise of the tech baron – Computer Weekly Editors Blog View All Blogs ...
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Ransomware abuses Amazon AWS feature to encrypt S3 buckets
A new ransomware campaign encrypts Amazon S3 buckets using AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) known only to the threat actor, demanding ransoms to receive the ...
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Updated Response to CISA Advisory (AA23-136A): #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group
AttackIQ has released an updated attack graph in response to the recently revised CISA Advisory (AA23-136A) that disseminates known BianLian ransomware group Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and ...
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 ...
FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers
More than 4,000 U.S. computers and networks have had malware files deleted by the FBI, which said it did not collect other ...