Globally the payments made in response to a ransomware attack have dropped significantly in the last year. Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown | Cybercrime | The Guardian This is attributed to authorities and law enforcement agencies having successes with their investigations and prosecutions and a refusal …
Celebrity Phishing Attack
On his own confession – Nick clicked on a link in what looked like a genuine email from X and then lost control of his account. The email had explained that he had made a post that had violated X’s rules and his account was going to be closed – …
Ransomware Gangs are obviously looking for the big fish!
The Indian company Tata is probably one of the big fish that threat actors were wishing to catch. Plenty of data, lots of worldwide customers and a bank account that can pay a reasonable ransom. Indian tech giant Tata Technologies hit by ransomware attack It appears from initial press releases …
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Get Organised – Business Continuity and Recovery
As the first month of 2025 draws to a close I am going to add one more article to Diana’s “Get Organised” project, this time looking briefly at business continuity. This is a companion piece to: Get Organised – Incident Response | Octagon Technology It is probably best if you …
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Ransomware never goes away
For a successful ransomware attack the threat actors have to get their malware onto a user’s computer inside the secure network. Posing as your IT support is one way to get in: Ransomware gangs pose as IT support in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks – BleepingComputer Social Engineering In this attack …
