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Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack

07

Nov

2022

Australian health insurer Medibank today confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million of its current and former customers were accessed following a ransomware incident. The attack, according to the company, was detected in its IT network on October 12 in a manner that it said was “consistent with the precursors to a ransomware […]

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LockBit Claims Attack on German Auto Parts Giant Continental

04

Nov

2022

Ransomware group LockBit is claiming responsibility for an attack on German auto parts maker Continental as it threatens to leak company data. The group added Continental – a 33.8 billion euro maker of tires, brake systems and internal electronics – to its leak site Thursday, giving the company a Friday deadline to respond to its […]

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US banks processed over $1 billion in ransomware payments last year

02

Nov

2022

Banks in the United States processed almost $1.2 billion in ransomware(opens in new tab) payments last year, a new report has claimed. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) drew on data from the ransomware-related Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filings throughout 2021, and found such incidents have increased “substantially” year-on-year, with roughly 75% of the reported […]

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Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack

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US banks processed over $1 billion in ransomware payments last year

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