Security Acer reportedly facing $50 million ransomware demand following hack It will rise to $100 million next week By Rob Thubron, March 22, 2021, 9:05 AM
Security Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server exploits are being targeted by "at least 10 hacker groups" Hackers can gain remote control of a server via a web browser By Joe White, March 14, 2021, 6:53 AM
Gaming CD Projekt Red delays Cyberpunk 2077 v1.2 patch in aftermath of ransomware attack Network is still isolated from the internet making the VPN inaccessible to developers working from home By Cal Jeffrey, February 25, 2021, 12:53 PM 12 comments
Gaming Security CD Projekt Red's stolen data has reportedly been sold off by hackers Bad news for the troubled developer By Cohen Coberly, February 11, 2021, 4:52 PM 19 comments
Security Gaming CD Projekt Red hit with ransomware attack, hackers threaten to release Cyberpunk 2077 source code Along with code from The Witcher 3, Gwent, and an unreleased version of The Witcher 3 By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2021, 7:04 AM 19 comments
Security The Web Ransomware payments are falling as more victims refuse to pay Don't hand over that crypto By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2021, 9:57 AM 14 comments
Security Ryuk ransomware has squeezed more than $150 million from victims The most profitable variant of ransomware By Rob Thubron, January 8, 2021, 6:52 AM
Security Microsoft Microsoft and McAfee part of newly formed anti-ransomware coalition The Ransomware Task Force is fighting back By Rob Thubron, December 22, 2020, 5:18 AM
Security Mobile Beware this 'mobile version' of Cyberpunk 2077 that's actually ransomware There's no mobile version, obviously By Rob Thubron, December 21, 2020, 11:21 AM
Security Capcom reveals what user data was exposed during recent cyberattack Originally calling it an 'internal network breach,' the company now admits it was 'customized ransomware' By Cal Jeffrey, November 16, 2020, 5:58 PM
Security Second largest laptop ODM Compal hit with ransomware attack Company denies it was hacked, but uncovered ransom note confirms initial reports By Cal Jeffrey, November 10, 2020, 1:21 PM
Security Mattel reveals it was hit with ransomware attack The incident took place in July By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2020, 5:18 AM
Security FBI warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting US hospitals It couldn't come at a worse time By Rob Thubron, October 29, 2020, 6:30 AM
Security Industry U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers for extensive cyberattacks including NotPetya ransomware FBI says it's worked on this for over two years By David Matthews, October 19, 2020, 6:05 PM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture Over 41 percent of cyber insurance claims in 2020 came from ransomware attacks Ain't no rest for the wicked, $2,000,000 don't grow on trees By Adrian Potoroaca, September 12, 2020, 8:29 AM
Security Car Tech Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory was targeted in Russian hacking plot A Tesla employee was offered a bribe to help install the ransomware By Rob Thubron, August 28, 2020, 6:15 AM 11 comments
Security The University of Utah just footed a $457,000 ransomware bill Compliments of your friendly neighborhood ransomware gang By Eric Hamilton, August 22, 2020, 2:57 PM 30 comments
Security Cruise line giant Carnival Corp. suffers ransomware attack, customer data accessed Just as the cruise industry sinks By Rob Thubron, August 19, 2020, 7:05 AM
Security Canon reportedly hit with ransomware attack Ten terabytes of data has allegedly been stolen By Rob Thubron, August 6, 2020, 7:03 AM
Security Garmin confirms cyberattack caused last week's company-wide outage Some service are back online, but others are still 'limited' in functionality By Cal Jeffrey, July 27, 2020, 3:12 PM
Security Garmin shuts down online services and production after ransomware attack Garmin Connect is still having issues By Rob Thubron, July 24, 2020, 7:03 AM 8 comments
Security Ransomware gang breaks promise not to target medical organizations during coronavirus outbreak If you can't trust a cybercriminal, who can you trust? By Rob Thubron, March 23, 2020, 8:20 AM 13 comments
Security Ransomware deployments largely take place when IT staffers are off the clock The goal is to maximize the effectiveness of an attack By Shawn Knight, March 18, 2020, 12:46 PM
Security Ransomware attacks jumped 41% last year as average payments reached $190,946 Things will get worse before getting better By Rob Thubron, February 11, 2020, 9:28 AM 14 comments
Security Las Vegas prevented a major cyberattack on the city this week Just as CES was taking place By Rob Thubron, January 9, 2020, 7:05 AM