Coverage of ransomware attacks, extortion campaigns, and defense strategies.
A ransomware attack on Baltimore's Department of Public Works has forced the city's water treatment facilities to operate under manual controls while systems are restored.
The Akira ransomware group has launched an aggressive campaign targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors, with over 300 organizations compromised in the past month alone.
UnitedHealth Group disclosed that the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware attack against subsidiary Change Healthcare cost the company $872 million in Q1 and disrupted U.S. pharmacy operations nationwide.
Meatpacker JBS, the world's largest, confirmed it paid $11 million in bitcoin to ransomware operators after an attack disrupted operations at facilities across the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Colonial Pipeline, which supplies approximately 45 percent of fuel to the U.S. East Coast, paid a $4.4 million ransom to the DarkSide ransomware crew after an attack forced a six-day operational shutdown.
The LockBit ransomware crew's 3.0 builder and source code were leaked on Twitter by a disgruntled developer, allowing security researchers and copycats alike to study and reuse the toolkit.