The auction house Christie’s has been hit by a ransomware attack, and their data is now being held to ransom. The RansomHub gang says they have seven days too pay – well probably less than that now. Auctioneer Christie’s confirms criminals stole clients’ data • The Register The incident also …
A lesson in Ransomware for grown ups
I will repeat my warning again this video contains some adult content and humour so do not watch it if you are easily offended. For the rest of us, this video by John Oliver on his Last Week Tonight show is a great explanation about ransomware – if you have …
I have the ransomware answer the British Library needed!
The British Library ransomware story continues… …now the hackers have released British Library customer information to the Dark Web. British Library hack: Customer data offered for sale on dark web – BBC News The Rhysida ransomware group threatened to release the stolen information unless a 20 Bitcoin ransom was paid, …
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What do hackers want?
Well in the case of the recent ransomware attack on the British Library they got HR data on the library’s staff. British Library says ransomware hackers stole data from HR files (therecord.media) The Rhysida ransomware gang will soon put that information up for auction on the Dark Web unless the …
End the week with ransomware or start the week with ransomware…
…it is all the same. In case you have been under a stone forever, ransomware is probably one of the most circulated bits of malware out there and if you get hit with it there will be serious consequences for your organisation. It doesn’t matter whether you were the deliberate …
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Again let’s start the week with Ransomware
Ransomware you need a plan and to get you started I have written a Ransomware Primer for those of you with no plan or those of you who want to check your plan against my advice. Ransomware – A Primer My Ransomware Mini-series came to an end yesterday, with the …
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MOVEit updates
The flaw in the MOVEit file transfer software has caused a series of major cyber security breaches around the world – now there are patches for further issues: Progress Software Releases Service Pack for MOVEit Transfer Vulnerabilities | CISA You may not use MOVEit, but your takeaway from this is …
