Tag: ransomware attack
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The Register: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/play_ransomware_infects_900_victims/ Source: The Register Title: Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes Feedly Summary: Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion…
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Cisco Talos Blog: A new author has appeared
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/a-new-author-has-appeared/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: A new author has appeared Feedly Summary: Talos Content Manager Amy introduces themself, shares her unconventional journey into cybersecurity and reports on threats masquerading as AI installers. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This newsletter from Cisco Talos discusses the role of AI in cybersecurity threats. It…
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The Register: Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/mathworks_ransomware_attack_leaves_ondeadline/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down Feedly Summary: Commercial customers, STEM students all feeling the pain after mega outage of engineering data-analysis tool Software biz MathWorks is cleaning up a ransomware attack more than a week after it took down MATLAB, its…
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The Register: Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/23/novia_scotia_power_customers_info_leaked/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info Feedly Summary: Bank accounts, personal details all hoovered up in the attack Nova Scotia Power on Friday confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack that began earlier this spring and disrupted certain IT systems, and admitted the crooks…
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The Register: IT chiefs of UK’s massive health service urge vendors to make public security pledge
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/nhs_it_chiefs_urge_vendors/ Source: The Register Title: IT chiefs of UK’s massive health service urge vendors to make public security pledge Feedly Summary: Enormous org has been hit by ransomware again and again, on multiple fronts, over the past year Top cybersecurity officials within the UK government and the National Health Service (NHS) are asking…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Xoxo to Prague
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/xoxo-to-prague/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Xoxo to Prague Feedly Summary: In this week’s newsletter, Thor inspects the LockBit leak, finding $10,000 “security tips,” ransom negotiations gone wrong and a rare glimpse into the human side of cybercrime. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cyber incident involving the…
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The Register: Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/cyber_scum_attacking_uk_retailers/ Source: The Register Title: Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores Feedly Summary: DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has ‘shiny object syndrome’ so will likely move on to another sector soon The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American…