Black Basta, a ransomware campaign thought to be the brainchild of people linked to the infamous Conti malware gang, has been paid more than $100 million in the past year and a half, infecting 329 known victims. According to a report published this week by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, the Black Basta ransomware has attacked […]
Enhanced interagency and public-private sector partnerships have allowed the U.S. federal government to better prevent and respond to the recent surge in ransomware attacks, top FBI officials said Wednesday. Coordination between the FBI and agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and institutions in the healthcare and financial sectors “is at an all-time high,” […]
The volume of known ransomware attacks surged last month to record-breaking levels, security researchers report. Ransomware groups collectively listed 514 victims on their data-leak sites in September, breaking the previous record in July of 502 victims, said U.K. cybersecurity firm NCC Group. The firm reports that “major drivers of this activity” include newer groups such […]
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