Ransomware attack impacts Canadian mining company
The Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, based in British Columbia in Canada, recently stated that it had been the target of a dedicated ransomware attack…
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Texas cloud provider faces lawsuits following ransomware attack
Two fresh lawsuits were recently filed against the Texas-based cloud enterprise Rackspace after it disclosed that it was hit by a targeted ransomware attack. Wherever…
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Ransomware warning issued by US Health Department
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a warning for the nation’s healthcare organisations regarding continuing attacks from a relatively…
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4 top ransomware attack vectors and how to avoid them
Accelerated by an increase in remote working and digital transformation, ransomware attacks continue to remain on the rise. While 2021’s Colonial Pipeline attack stole headlines…
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Understanding the human causes of ransomware attacks
A continuing trend in cybercrime, ransomware attacks impact enterprises of all sizes in every corner of the world. Government offices and educational institutions like colleges…
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Shocking ransomware gang extortion figures revealed
US law enforcement department Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released statistics regarding the success rate of the infamous ransomware gang known as Hive. Figures…
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Ransomware attack strikes Canadian retail giant
Pharmacies and grocery stores belonging to Sobeys, the Canadian food retail company recently experienced IT systems issues following a cyberattack. Sobeys is one of Canada’s…
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Are you at risk from ransomware?
Ransomware gangs select targets and infiltrate their systems using malicious techniques. If they find valuable data, they exfiltrate files for use as leverage and deploy…
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New ransomware operation connected to infamous REvil gang
Cybersecurity researchers recently linked a relatively new ransomware operation called Ransom Cartel with the well-known threat group REvil, after discovering code similarities in both attacker’s…
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Ransomware gang targets remote desktop services
A recent report has revealed that the malicious minds behind the Venus Ransomware group are currently targeting Remote Desktop services that are publicly exposed to…