Last week at the U.S. Government’s third annual International Counter-Ransomware Initiative in Washington, D.C., it was announced that up to 50 countries represented at the meeting had endorsed the idea of a non-payment policy for attacks against government servers.| Ransomware.org
FBI warns of attackers utilizing sophisticated Ransomware-as-a-Service platforms to implement dual ransomware attacks.| Ransomware.org
Key takeaways from the British Library report, "Learning Lessons from the Cyberattack," that analyzes the paralyzing ransomware attack that hit the famous institution in October 2023.| Ransomware.org
According to security vendor Sophos, the frequency of ransomware attacks on healthcare doubled between 2021 and 2023. As with the latest attack on Romanian hospitals, encryption is still the main tactic against a sector that quickly struggles without data access for any period of time.| Ransomware.org
Ransomware is undergoing another one of its periodic surges yet ransom payments are declining YOY.| Ransomware.org
Ransomware history suggests that re-extortion will probably grow in popularity during 2024 from a very low base. It’s unlikely to become a major tactic but that doesn’t mean it won’t become yet another possibility defenders must look out for.| Ransomware.org
For the next two years, the NCSC believes that most of the threat lies with the way AI will enhance today’s attacks, especially those carried out opportunistically by less experienced groups.| Ransomware.org
At least two arrests were also made while international warrants were issued for three others. Others might soon follow, sending the message to affiliates and hangers-on that they are not safe when they use LockBit's platform.| Ransomware.org
In what is turning out to be one of the worst incidents ever to hit a public U.K. organization, over several days the British website went down, its Wi-Fi stopped working, its email went offline, and the online catalog used by visitors became inaccessible.| Ransomware.org
