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Draft bill

British government wants to ban ransomware payments

14. January, 2025 - 14:34

The British government is planning far-reaching measures in the fight against ransomware attacks. A new draft law stipulates that public institutions and operators of critical infrastructure will no longer be allowed to make ransom payments to cyber criminals in future.

Not responding to blackmail

Ransomware attack on Casio affected over 8,000 people

08. January, 2025 - 10:35

Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio has published new details on the ransomware incident from October 2024. Following the conclusion of the investigation, it is now clear that the personal data of around 8,500 people was compromised.

According to claims by Space Bears

Atos denies ransomware attack, but…

06. January, 2025 - 10:59

French IT service provider Atos has denied claims by ransomware group Space Bears of a successful attack on company systems – but admits that Atos-related data was found on compromised third-party infrastructure.

Industrial companies remain a popular target

20 percent more ransomware attacks on ICS systems

03. October, 2024 - 08:26

Industrial companies worldwide continue to be a popular target for cyber criminals, as the latest analysis by Kaspersky ICS CERT for the second quarter of this year shows.

Study

Ransomware: four-year high in the healthcare sector

26. September, 2024 - 08:10

Sophos publishes the results of the report “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024”. The study shows that internationally, the number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations has reached a four-year high since 2021. Of the organizations surveyed, 67 percent were affected by ransomware attacks in the past year.

Onapsis study

ERP systems affected in 9 out of 10 ransomware attacks

28. August, 2024 - 07:35

Onapsis publishes its new study “ERP security in times of AI-supported ransomware”. The results are based on a survey of 500 cybersecurity decision-makers in companies with 500 or more employees in the DACH region and the UK.

Qilin ransomware escalates attack with exfiltration of browser credentials

28. August, 2024 - 06:53

The Sophos X-Ops team has disclosed a new attack variant of the Qilin ransomware group. As part of a recent investigation into a Qilin ransomware attack, the Sophos X-Ops team discovered that the attackers stole credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers on certain network endpoints.

Comment: Ransomware analysis

Ransomware attacks increased significantly in the 2nd quarter

20. August, 2024 - 15:38

The ransomware landscape remains dynamic and fast-moving. This is demonstrated by the significant increase in ransomware attacks and their impact in the second quarter (April-June) of 2024.

Defense strategies

Ransomware: Top 5 best practices for companies

09. July, 2024 - 07:12

According to the BSI (German Federal Office for Information Security) and ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity), ransomware is currently the most dangerous cyber threat.

Study

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

24. June, 2024 - 07:05

Cyber criminals also target backups with their encryption attacks. Why? Because this creates even more blackmail pressure and doubles the ransom sums.