The British government has called upon leaders of major corporations to “strengthen” their defenses against cyberattacks, treating this threat as a critical business risk on par with financial and legal challenges. This appeal followed...
The United States Attorney’s Office heralded the culmination of an extensive international cybercrime investigation, targeting the nefarious activities of the darknet marketplace, xDedic. Judicial documents revealed that xDedic illegally sold access credentials to servers...
A North Korean hacking organization known as Andariel has been stealthily operating, wreaking havoc on South Korean defense firms and repatriating ill-gotten gains from ransomware attacks. Their audacious operations, recently uncovered by a joint...
The latest research by Check Point has unveiled significant shifts in the cyber threat landscape, where experts have observed a marked increase in ransomware attacks targeting Linux systems, particularly ESXi, compared to the traditionally...
A “2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report” released by Bitdefender shows that compared with 2019, the number of ransomware attacks in 2020 has increased by 485%. Attacks in the first and second quarters accounted for...
According to data from Kaspersky, the number of ransomware attacks targeting small and medium-sized enterprises in Southeast Asia has dropped sharply this year. The data shows that the number of ransomware attacks discovered and...
The vast majority of ransomware attacks against the corporate sector occur during after hours, mainly at night and on weekends. According to the US security firm, FireEye report released, “in 76% of incidents we...
As the 2020 election approached, threat intelligence company Anomali commissioned Harris to investigate Americans’ attitudes toward cybersecurity and government. The survey covered 2,000 US citizens over the age of 18, focusing only on one...
