This report from NCC Group about the state of cyber attacks for March 2022 shows the continuing rise of ransomware attacks across the United States and Europe. With the Hive ransomware gang emerging as one of the greatest threats. NCC Group Monthly Threat Pulse – March 2022 | NCC Group …
Exchange servers at risk and being exploited right now
An offshoot of the Hive ransomware gang is actively trying the exploit Exchange servers – if you have one then you or your IT team have to ensure patches and other basic security precautions are in place. Hive ransomware affiliate zeros in on Exchange servers • The Register
You have to think of ransomware as an serious business threat
I highlighted an article from The Guardian recently that looked at how ransomware gangs are shaping themselves to mimic legitimate businesses: The impact of ransomware on businesses – Smart Thinking Solutions Now it looks like there is a broker for these criminal services and make it easier for less skilled …
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A Sunday read
Here is something I read during the week. I find these types of articles put some perspective on our cybersecurity services. It just started as a competition… the knock on effect is that it impacts millions of lives. An Origin Story: Darkode – The Record by Recorded Future
$400 million goes to ransomware gangs
Following on from the posts over the last couple of weeks about the “business like” nature of the cyber criminals, here is an article following the money. 74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers – BBC News Globalised Threat of Ransomware – it is time to think about joining …
