The Conti gang is demanding a $20m (£16m) ransom, after the hackers compromised up to 27 government organisations including state run utilities. Rodrigo Chaves, The president of Costa Rica, says his country is “at war” with the Conti Gang, which is thought to be run from Russia. President Rodrigo Chaves …
“We will pay if hit by ransomware again”
If the ransomware gangs keep making large sums of money – easily – from attacking businesses, then they will continue sending out those phishing emails to organisations all round the world. Statistics like these do not help any of us: Most organizations hit by ransomware would pay if hit again …
The cyber crime gig economy
This is a really interesting blog from Microsoft examining cyber crime from the prospective of a law abiding real world economic model: Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself – Microsoft Security Blog Cyber-gangs have been shaping themselves as real businesses for a while, with business …
Tracking ransomware – Do you have a ransomware plan?
Here is the latest ransomware tracking information from The Record. Ransomware tracker: the latest figures [May 2022] – The Record by Recorded Future Up or down the trend does not matter, ransomware is out there in numbers that make it a threat to any organisation – make sure you have: …
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The threat from the cyber-criminal gang that broke into Samsung and Nvidia is growing
Analysis of the actions of the Lapsus$ cybercriminal ransomware gang shows they are going after bigger targets: Lapsus$ gang sends a worrying message to would-be criminals • The Register
Cyber criminals take sides
One aspect of the Russia Ukraine conflict that has reached the wider internet is the falling out of rival cyber criminal gangs as they take sides: Ukraine invasion opens political rift between cybercriminals • The Register
