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Should your company pay cybercriminals after a ransomware attack? It depends.

Cybersecurity experts share strategies for managing ransomware attacks and deciding whether to pay …

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The price of ransomware attacks is skyrocketing and government agencies are paying the most

Ransomware hackers are demanding ever more money for hijacked data. Government agencies and lower e…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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Global Cyber Outage: What is CrowdStrike? How is it linked to the global Microsoft outage?

A global cyber outage has caused chaos for Microsoft users, airlines, banks, corporations worldwide…

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Hackers are now targeting the children of corporate executives in elaborate ransomware attacks

Charles Carmakal, the CTO of Mandiant, a cyber security firm and Google subsidiary, said hackers ar…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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I've built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn't helping.

Laura Kankaala, whose worked in cybersecurity for 10 years, said that online scams are becoming mor…

Emma Magnus   


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Synology bets big on the Indian market amid strong growth, growing demand

Taiwanese storage solutions provider Synology introduced several new products aimed at offering dat…

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Rise of dark AI: Malicious LLMs like FraudGPT, WormGPT the new frontier of online threats! How can we stay safe?

These uncensored versions of everyday AI systems like ChatGPT are re-engineered for criminal activi…

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Police around the world teamed up in their biggest effort yet to takedown hackers, but cybercrime is hard to stem

"Operation Endgame" led to the dismantling of more than 100 malicious computer servers worldwide, b…

Natalie Musumeci   


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RSA CEO Rohit Ghai says emergent 5G technology increases the need to protect critical networks

Explore the intersection of 5G technology and cybersecurity with insights from RSA CEO Rohit Ghai.

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Ransomware attacks rise 13% over the last one year – 4 out of 5 breaches attributed to organised crime, says report

"The continued explosion of connected devices and widespread digitisation in multiple sectors has i…

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What you need to know about REvil - the hacking group that extorted hundreds of companies - in one minute or less

REvil, a Russia-based hacking group, has launched ransomware attacks against hundreds of victims, i…

Heather Schlitz   


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REvil ransomware group strikes again with attack on hundreds of companies right before long holiday weekend

REvil most recently attacked meat supplier JBS, which ultimately paid $11 million to get its proces…

Matthew Fox   


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The Kronos ransomware attack could leave employers without payroll service for weeks. Here's what employees should know.

Many city governments and large companies like Whole Foods, Staples, and Tesla rely on Kronos to tr…

Emily Walsh   


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Ransomware gangs targeted 3 different US water treatment plants this year in previously unreported attacks, according to federal agencies

Ransomware is on the rise globally, and attacks on public infrastructure could put lives at risk.

Aaron Holmes   


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More than 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients' data was exposed after hackers attacked the organization

The data breach affected 21 Planned Parenthood locations in Los Angeles, a spokesperson told the Wa…

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An infamous hacking group is reportedly behind the cyberattack that has left US pharmacies reeling

A notorious ransomware gang is reportedly behind the outage that has caused a massive backlog in fi…

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India becomes the second-most targeted country for ransomware after surge in attacks over the last three months

With an over 39 per cent rise in ransomware attacks in the past three months, India ranked second o…

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Indian news agency hit by massive ransomware attack — servers were down for hours but no payment was made

Hackers broke into the servers of news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) over the weekend, cripplin…