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Ransomware Attacks, Payments Grow Globally: Report
Attacks by new ransomware groups, including PLAY, Medusa, RansomHub, INC Ransom, BlackSuit and some additional lesser-known factions, eclipsed the first quarter of this year by 16 percent and the ...
Report: As Businesses Improve Security, Cyber Premiums Fall
Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally as businesses become more adept in curbing their losses from cyber crime, even as ransomware attacks are rising, broker Howden said in a report on ...
Research Finds Businesses Fight Repeated Ransomware Attacks
Newly released research indicates that businesses face significant threat from from ransomware attacks and data exfiltration over the past 24 months, according to Halcyon, an anti-ransomware platform ...
Survey: Payment Fraud a Growing Concern for Businesses
Small businesses are increasingly concerned about payment fraud. That's according to a small business survey from regional bank KeyBank. Nearly 2,000 small-to-medium size business with annual revenue ...
Major Malware Network Accused of 30% of Global Cyber Attacks Seized
U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes ...
Report: Financial Sector Sees Upswing in Ransomware Attacks
Last year, the financial sector became the second most targeted industry for ransomware attacks, with a total of 120 incidents reported, according to a newly released report by NordLocker. The ...
The Ransomware Epidemic by the Numbers
During a session of the Casualty Actuarial Society Seminar on Reinsurance in June, Alexander Podmore, AVP and cyber underwriter for Swiss Re, defined a growing problem for cyber ...
FBI Director Cautions Companies Not to Pay Attackers in Ransomware Incidents
Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn't pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact law enforcement, which opens up the possibility of creative ...