Ransomware attacks are increasing again as cybercriminals’ motivation shifts to data exfiltration, according to Delinea. The familiar tactics of crippling a company and holding it hostage have been replaced by new strategies that use stealth to exfiltrate private and sensitive data. Cybercriminals then frequently threaten to sell it to the highest bidder on the darknet […]
Schneider Electric built its business on manufacturing circuit breakers and other electrical parts, but nowadays it also helps clients go green. The company collects data from more than 2,000 companies in its Resource Advisor software to track energy consumption, emissions and their overall sustainability scores. The company said Tuesday that a ransomware attack has locked […]
The ubiquity and anonymity of cryptocurrencies are fueling economic, legal and ethical challenges that put healthcare entities in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, said David Hoffman, general counsel of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, which recently filed a lawsuit against ransomware gang LockBit. “I’m frankly enraged that as a global society we have endorsed and, in fact, promoted […]
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