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Report: Ransomware Attacks Fall as Groups Restructure

New analysis from NCC Group suggests that despite a drop in the number of ransomware attacks, new threat actors are emerging.

September 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New analysis from NCC Group suggests that despite a drop in the number of ransomware attacks, new threat actors are emerging and older ones are evolving. According to the company’s Global Threat Intelligence team, the number of ransomware attack victims dropped 19% in August, from 198 to 160 reported incidents, continuing a trend from July, […]

Ransomware Groups Continue to Disrupt Industrial Operational Technology

Dragos observed 125 ransomware incidents targeting industrial OT environments in Q2 compared to 158 in the last quarter.

August 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware groups continued to target industrial organizations and infrastructures and disrupt operational technology (OT) operations in the second quarter of 2022, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos, Inc. In May of 2022, electronics manufacturer Foxconn was hit by Lockbit 2.0 ransomware, resulting in over 1,200 servers in one of the company’s factories in Mexico becoming […]

Trellix Finds Escalation of Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure as Geopolitical Tensions Rise

April 27, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New Report Details Wiper Malware Aimed at Ukraine and Upsurge in Cyber Threats from Likely Russian-backed Actor in the Fourth Quarter of 2021 News Highlights Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors most often targeted the transportation and shipping sectors in Q4 2021. APT29, believed to conduct operations for Russian government entities, ranked most active among nation-state […]

How Fast Does Ransomware Encrypt Files?

Research from Splunk suggests some ransomware groups have an encryption speed of mere minutes, with LockBit being the fastest.

March 25, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For IT and cybersecurity professionals, ransomware has been the scourge of the earth over the last two years, as the cybercrime economy continues to grow and beat system administrators and network defense pros to the point of attack. One reason for the difficulty in preventing and responding to ransomware attacks is the speed with which […]

Report: Ransomware Attacks Increase In February After Quiet December, January

Ransomware attacks continue to increase, with NCC Group reporting a nearly 53% rise in ransomware incidents last month.

March 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware attacks continue to increase, with NCC Group reporting a nearly 53% rise in ransomware incidents last month. According to the cybersecurity and risk mitigation firm, ransomware attacks increased from 121 in January to 185 in February, with industrials, consumer cyclicals and technology the most targeted sectors. This NCC report comes after the organization reported […]

Ransomware Attacks Rise Almost 93% in 2021

Ransomware attacks almost doubled, rising 92.7% in 2021, and the trend will likely continue through 2022 and beyond, NCC Groups says.

February 23, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware attacks almost doubled in 2021, rising to 92.7% year-over-year, according to NCC Group, a global cyber security and risk mitigation firm. The firm’s 2021 Annual Threat Monitor shows a gradual but noticeable rise in ransomware attacks since the pandemic began. Ransomware accounted for 65.38% of all incidents dealt with by NCC’s global cyber response […]

Dragos Industrial Cybersecurity “Year in Review” Reports Rise in Threat Groups, Vulnerabilities, and Ransomware as ICS/OT Systems Digitally Transform

February 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Number of industrial organizations with external connections to their Industrial Control Systems doubled, yet 86% of organizations report limited-to-no visibility of ICS environments HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, today released its fifth annual Dragos ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review (YIR) report, the most […]

IT Should Be Extra Vigilant Around Holiday Weekends

Recent ransomware attacks have occurred on or around holiday weekends, so IT should be on the lookout this Labor Day weekend., CISA and FBI say.

September 1, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The last few major ransomware attacks have occurred on or around holiday weekends, and IT admins and cybersecurity personnel are being urged to keep a watchful eye as we approach Labor Day Weekend. Offices are normally closed around those holidays, so IT professionals typically don’t catch intrusions in time until systems are encrypted and hackers […]