There are always ransomware stories in the technical press – and even one of two that get into the mainstream press, but of course for all of these headliners, smaller companies and micro-businesses get hit by ransomware but do not make the news. That could be you! BlackCat ransomware claims …
Update on the 49ers ransomware attack
I covered this story when it broke back in February and it had a connection to me as I have a San Francisco 49ers account. It contained no financial details but I immediately changed my credentials. I do not reuse passwords, so that was a non-issue for me. Now the …
Windows 11 automation tools open to abuse
Automating tasks on a computer used to be hard, but today it is very easy with a range of drag and drop tools available. Obviously the Power Automate included into Microsoft’s Windows 11 will be among the most popular – I know I use it. Now researchers at Zenity have …
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Just when you thought I had forgotten about ransomware
It is not possible to forget ransomware, just this week our engineers have updated a client’s back-up to one that is ransomware compliant – meaning, among other things, that the threat actors cannot access and so encrypt or alter the back-up during their attacks. Up to this point the client …
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Ransomware this week… with an international flavour and some advice.
Here are some of the leading ransomware stories this week: Greek natural gas operator suffers ransomware-related data breach – Bleeping Computers LockBit ransomware group implicated in crippling attack on French hospital – The Record by Recorded Future New ‘Donut Leaks’ extortion gang linked to recent ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) RansomEXX claims …
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