St Helens Borough Council in Merseyside has fallen victim to a suspected ransomware attack, by an as-yet undisclosed threat actor, that has brought down various systems across its IT estate, although the majority of its customer-facing systems appear to remain operational. Full details of the cyber attack have yet to emerge, but the council… Continue reading St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
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Clop’s MOVEit attacks drive ransomware volumes to record high
Ransomware gangs enjoyed a midsummer fling in July 2023, with record numbers of attacks observed – an increase of over 150% from the same month in 2022, and a 16% increase on June 2023 – according to the latest monthly statistics collated by NCC Group’s global threat intelligence team. Although arguably not ransomware attacks… Continue reading Clop’s MOVEit attacks drive ransomware volumes to record high
Black Basta, Hive and Royal ransomware gangs may share real-world connection
Three of the most prominent ransomware gangs of recent months – Black Basta, Hive and Royal – appear to share a number of distinctive characteristics that may indicate some degree of real-world connection, and even collaboration, according to researchers. In research presented at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas, Sophos X-Ops researchers Andrew Brandt… Continue reading Black Basta, Hive and Royal ransomware gangs may share real-world connection
Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption
Cases of straight-up data theft and extortion now appear to be more widespread a threat than ransomware, becoming the single most observed threat in the second calendar quarter of 2023, according to data released this week by researchers working with Cisco Talos. According to Cisco Talos’s incident response telemetry, incidents of data theft and… Continue reading Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption
Scottish university hit by Rhysida ransomware gang
Data supposedly stolen from the University of Western Scotland (UWS) in a ransomware attack has been put up for sale on the dark web by a newly emergent ransomware gang going by the name of Rhysida, which is asking for approximately £450,000 in Bitcoin, with plans to sell it to the highest bidder in… Continue reading Scottish university hit by Rhysida ransomware gang