Unit 42 has spent the past four months following the activities of Prometheus, a new player in the ransomware world that uses similar malware and tactics to ransomware veteran Thanos. Prometheus advertises itself as a “group of REvil”, yet Unit 42 found no evidence linking the two groups together.Read More…
Veritas Technologies, the global leader in enterprise data protection, announced updates to its Enterprise Data Services Platform to extend ransomware protection to every part of the enterprise. Veritas’ flagship NetBackup solution now provides the most robust backup solution available on the market by delivering ransomware protection for containerized environments, immutabilityRead More…
Cybereason, the leader in future-ready attack protection, today released research findings from a global ransomware study of nearly 1,300 security professionals. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 37 percent of surveyed companies reported that they had bit hit by a ransomware attack in the last 24 months. A staggering 84Read More…
Following the Massachusetts Streamline Authority and JBS ransomware attacks, Check Point Research (CPR) shares its notes on the Russian-speaking ransomware group, REvil, suspected to be behind some of the latest ransomware attacks. CPR also shares its latest snapshot on ransomware trends across the globe and in the United Arab Emirates.Read More…
The Justice Department recovered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline Co, cracking down on hackers who launched the most disruptive U.S. cyberattack on record. Investigators seized 63.7 bitcoins paid by Colonial (COLPI.UL) after its systems were hacked last month, resulting in significant shortages at US East CoastRead More…
Fujifilm, Japanese multinational conglomerate has been forced to shut down parts of its global network after falling victim to a suspected ransomware attack. According to a notice put up on its website, the company confirmed that its headquarters in Tokyo was hit by a ransomware attack on June 2.Read More…
For the seventh quarter in a row, Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) has observed ransomware dominating the threat landscape. The top variants between November 2020 and January 2021 were Ryuk and Vatet. Cisco Talos has also observed variants of Egregor and WastedLocker continuing to target organizations across the globe.Read More…
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” This is a wise quote once said by a Global CISO, Stephane Nappo. This couldn’t be more true. On a basic level, brands are built on trust. A brand’s reputation is irreparably tarnished whenRead More…
