Tag: ransomware
Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches
The prolific Clop ransomware gang has named dozens of corporate victims it claims to have hacked in recent weeks after exploiting a vulnerability...
UK plans to ban public sector organizations from paying ransomware hackers
U.K. public sector and critical infrastructure organizations could be banned from making ransom payments under new proposals from the U.K. government.
The U.K.’s Home...
Record-breaking ransoms and breaches: A timeline of ransomware in 2024
It was another record-breaking year for ransomware. When file-locking malware wasn’t causing widespread disruption, like downing online services and lasting outages, ransomware was...
Clop ransomware gang takes credit for latest mass hack that breached dozens of companies
Clop, a prolific ransomware gang, has taken credit for stealing data from at least 66 companies by exploiting a bug in widely used...
Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients
A May ransomware attack on Ascension, a U.S. healthcare giant with more than 140 hospitals and dozens of senior living facilities, allowed hackers...
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks targeting critical infrastructure
The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees for exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Sophos firewalls to target U.S....