Romanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack

Romania's largest coal-based energy producer, on the second day of Christmas, taking down its IT infrastructure.

Around 1,000 systems compromised in ransomware attack on Romanian water agency

Romania's cybersecurity agency confirms a major ransomware attack on the country's water management administration has ...
Bleeping Computer

Interlock ransomware adopts new FileFix attack to push malware

Hackers have adopted the new technique called 'FileFix' in Interlock ransomware attacks to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on targeted systems. Interlock ransomware operations have increased over ...
Crowdfund InsiderOpinion

Bank Software Provide Marquis Target of Ransomware Attack. SonicWall Flaw Vector for Data Theft

Marquis, a software provider for banks that also supports compliance needs, has been the target of a ransomware attack ...

AI-created ransomware and NFC attacks lead the surge in new cyberattacks - here's how you can stay safe this holidays

ESET Research's latest Threat Report detailed PromptLock, the first known AI-driven ransomware, “capable of generating malicious scripts on the fly”, using an OpenAI model, via the Ollama API, to ...
Government Technology

Ulster, N.Y., Grapples With Aftermath of Ransomware Attack

(TNS) — Effects from the Sept. 11, 2024 computer system hack are still apparent through periodic data retrieval problems that are expected to linger for years. The forecast was provided during an ...
Forbes

Was Cisco Just Hit By Ransomware? What Happened And What To Do

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Reports have started to emerge that Cisco has been breached, with ...
Security Boulevard

Recent Cyber Attacks and Threat Actor Activity: A Deep Dive into the Evolving Threat Landscape

Executive Overview Over the past week, global threat activity has highlighted a critical reality: modern cyber attacks are faster, more coordinated, and increasingly industrialized. From mass ...
Forbes

Responding To Ransomware: The Importance Of Not Paying The Ransom

Ransomware attacks place organizations in a difficult, high-stress position, but paying the ransom is never the answer. Nearly all ransomware cases start by stealing and encrypting sensitive data, ...
Silicon Republic

Critical infrastructure, ransomware and quantum: Cybersecurity focus in 2026

However, there is no point abandoning any current efforts to shore up existing defences and increase the resilience of the supply chain. Quantum security may not be a 2026 problem, but ransomware ...
CSOonline

How CISOs can defend against Scattered Spider ransomware attacks

CISOs should fortify help desk and employee defenses, enhance intrusion detection and tracking capabilities, and recognize that paying ransoms is not a viable strategy. The UK’s Marks & Spencer ...

Arms Cyber is First to Market with Cross-Hypervisor Anti-Ransomware Platform

Arms Cyber, a leader in ransomware prevention and response, announces the expansion of its anti-ransomware platform to include comprehensive hypervisor protection. With the addition of support for ...