Anii 2020 și 2021 au fost, de departe cei mai prolifici pentru hackerii care au lansat atacuri de tip ransomware. Aceștia au încasat de la companii 765 milioane de dolari, și, respectiv 765,6 milioane de dolari. Spre comparație, în 2019, sumele colectate au fost de doar 147 milioane de dolari, iar cu un an înainte […]
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INTERVIU. Dan Popa, Veeam Software: Nu mai este vorba despre „dacă” datele unei companii vor fi atacate, ci despre „când” se va întâmpla. Atacurile ransomware au crescut cu 93% în România
Care au fost cel mai des întâlnite atacuri cibernetice în România în 2021? Cele mai des întâlnite surse ale atacurilor cibernetice reprezintă amenințări care se concentrează pe obținerea accesului la datele unei organizații. Există multe moduri și motive diferite pentru care atacatorii doresc să pătrundă într-o infrastructură IT. Câteva dintre cele mai frecvente amenințări cibernetice […]
Hospital in chaos after ransomware attack
A Japanese medical facility placed the acceptance of new patients on hold after a cyber intrusion The municipal Handa Hospital in the small town of Tsurugi in western Japan was hit by a ransomware attack at the end of October. The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported at the time that one day, many of the hospital’s […]
US ‘pleased’ with Russian arrest of ransomware hackers
Biden administration said one of the suspected hackers arrested in Russia was to blame for the Colonial Pipeline attack The Biden administration is “pleased” about Russia arresting several suspected hackers, including one allegedly behind the ransomware attack that led to week-long fuel shortages last year. A senior administration official, speaking with reporters on Friday, said […]
Ransomware attack cripples jail
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque went into lockdown after the attack disrupted vital systems A suspected ransomware attack in New Mexico has disrupted services across an entire county, including a local jail in Albuquerque that went into lockdown after losing access to camera feeds, databases, and automatic doors. The incident, which occurred on January […]
Ransomware hackers, presumably Russian-linked, steal personal data on Trump, Oprah & others in online jewelry firm heist – media
A group of cybercriminals broke into the servers of luxury jewel-maker Graff, stealing client information on Donald Trump, Hollywood stars, and other celebrities, a UK newspaper said. Hackers from the Conti group leaked 69,000 documents they stole from Graff, a London-based jewelry giant, to the dark web, the Mail on Sunday reported. The group, described […]