ransomware

Q1 2021 ransomware trends: Most attacks involved threat to leak stolen data
The vast majority of ransomware attacks now include the theft of corporate data, Coveware says, but victims of data exfiltration extortion have very little to gain by paying a …

Middle market companies facing a record number of data breaches
Middle market companies possess a significant amount of valuable data but continue to lack appropriate levels of protective controls and staffing, according to a report from …

Only 8% of businesses that paid a ransom got all of their data back
The average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761,106 in 2020 to $1.85 million in 2021, a Sophos survey …

IT security teams challenges fueled by record-setting cyberattacks
IT security teams faced unprecedented challenges last year fueled by dramatically expanded work-from-home (WFH) programs, increased bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy …

QNAP NAS devices under ransomware attack
QNAP NAS device owners are once again under attack by ransomware operators, who are exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability to lock data on vulnerable devices by using the …

61% of organizations impacted by ransomware in 2020
Enterprises faced unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2020 from increasing attack volume, the pandemic-driven digital transformation of work, and generally deficient cyber …

Outgunned CISOs navigate complex obstacles to keep rising attacks from turning into breaches
CISOs face a rising ‘security debt’ to secure their organizations against an increasing volume of attacks by well-armed criminals. Yet, despite going up against a criminal …

COVID-19-themed cyberattack detections continue to surge
McAfee released its new report, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, there …

Protecting the human attack surface from the next ransomware attack
As we head into 2021, ransomware is making another resurgence, particularly in targeted attacks from highly organized hacker groups. In fact, cybercrime is surging since the …

Detection capabilities improve, but ransomware surges on
A FireEye report outlines critical details on trending attacker techniques and malware, the proliferation of multifaceted extortion and ransomware, preparing for expected …

Cybersecurity threats and cybercrime trends of 2020
Bitdefender released a report revealing top cybersecurity threats, frequency of threats and cybercrime trends of 2020. “Our 2020 findings depict consumers under constant …

Financial organizations struggling to secure data in the cloud
In 2020, the most common incidents that financial organizations suffered regarding data in the cloud were phishing attacks (reported by 26%), targeted attacks on cloud …
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