Tag: ransomware
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Manufacturing fares better against ransomware, with room for improvement
Skilled labor shortages and inadequate protection facilitate attacks More than four in 10 manufacturing companies (43%) cited a lack of expertise as the reason for the cyber incident. Unknown security vulnerabilities were mentioned by 42%, and a lack of protective measures by 41%.Furthermore, the results show that ransomware attacks continue to place a heavy burden…
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Researchers spot 700 percent increase in hypervisor ransomware attacks
Get your Hyper-V and VMware ESXi setups in order, people First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/hypervisor_ransomware_attacks_increasing/
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FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023
Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period, organizations reported 4,194 ransomware incidents and more than $2.1 billion in payments. For comparison, from…
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FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023
Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period, organizations reported 4,194 ransomware incidents and more than $2.1 billion in payments. For comparison, from…
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Ransomware gangs turn to Shanya EXE packer to hide EDR killers
Several ransomware groups have been spotted using a packer-as-a-service (PaaS) platform named Shanya to assist in EDR (endpoint detection and response) killing operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-turn-to-shanya-exe-packer-to-hide-edr-killers/
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More than $2 billion in payments from 4,000 ransomware incidents reported to Treasury in recent years
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a study last week covering 4,194 ransomware incidents that were reported through the Bank Secrecy Act over the three-year period. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fincen-treasury-2-billion-ransomware-payments-report
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FinCEN says ransomware gangs extorted over $2.1B from 2022 to 2024
A new report by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows that ransomware activity peaked in 2023 before falling in 2024, following a series of law enforcement actions targeting the ALPHV/BlackCat and LockBit ransomware gangs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fincen-says-ransomware-gangs-extorted-over-21b-from-2022-to-2024/
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US Treasury Tracks $4.5B in Ransom Payments since 2013
The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shared data showing how dramatically ransomware attacks have changed over time. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/us-treasury-45b-ransom-payments-2013
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More than $2 billion in payments from 4,000 ransomware incidents reported to Treasury in recent years
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a study last week covering 4,194 ransomware incidents that were reported through the Bank Secrecy Act over the three-year period. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fincen-treasury-2-billion-ransomware-payments-report
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UK Hospital Asks Court to Stymie Ransomware Data Leak
Clop Ransomware Group Targeted NHS Barts Health in August. A National Health Service hospital is seeking assistance from the U.K. High Court to stymie a potential data leak tied to a ransomware hack. The hospital, NHS Barts, said ransomware group Clop targeted its network in August. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-hospital-asks-court-to-stymie-ransomware-data-leak-a-30222
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When it comes to security resilience, cheaper isn’t always better
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cctv, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, government, hacker, healthcare, incident, incident response, jobs, leak, malicious, metric, mfa, monitoring, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe hidden trade-offs with resilience: Savings don’t erase risk. They shift it. What looks efficient today becomes exposed tomorrow. Cyber resilience is often the first casualty.Supply chain fragility: Cyber threats thrive on concentration. When procurement consolidates digital services into a single provider to save money, a single breach can have a ripple effect across your…
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Is ransomware finally on the decline? Treasury data offers cautious hope
Payments declined one-third to $734M, yet the number of victims confronting ransomware still remains a largely unchanged epidemic, sliding just 2% last year. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransomware-payments-decline-2024-fincen/
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When it comes to security resilience, cheaper isn’t always better
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, cctv, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, government, hacker, healthcare, incident, incident response, jobs, leak, malicious, metric, mfa, monitoring, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe hidden trade-offs with resilience: Savings don’t erase risk. They shift it. What looks efficient today becomes exposed tomorrow. Cyber resilience is often the first casualty.Supply chain fragility: Cyber threats thrive on concentration. When procurement consolidates digital services into a single provider to save money, a single breach can have a ripple effect across your…
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Ransomware peaked in 2023 prior to law enforcement actions
U.S. Treasury report shows drop in threat activity in the wake of aggressive takedown efforts. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-peaked-2023-enforcement-decrease/807291/
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Space Bears Ransomware Claims Comcast Data Theft Through Quasar Breach
Space Bears ransowmare claims it obtained Comcast files through a breach at Quasar Inc, with threats to publish the data and separate leaks promised from Quasar itself. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/space-bears-ransomware-comcast-quasar-breach/
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Oracle EBS zero-day used by Clop to breach Barts Health NHS
Tags: breach, business, cve, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, exploit, group, leak, oracle, ransomware, zero-dayClop ransomware stole data from Barts Health NHS after exploiting a zero-day in its Oracle E-Business Suite. Barts Health NHS confirmed that Clop ransomware group stole data by exploiting zero-day CVE-2025-61882 in its Oracle E-Business Suite. The cybercrime group added the organization to its dark web data leak site and leaked the stolen information. The…
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The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2025 von Sophos – Ransomware verliert im Gesundheitswesen an Wirkungskraft
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ransomware-angriffe-gesundheitswesen-sophos-studie-a-b5d7f5906c04cff44e58424d125f9724/
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Space Bears Ransomware Claims Comcast Data Theft Through QuasarBreach
Space Bears ransowmare claims it obtained Comcast files through a breach at Quasar Inc, with threats to publish the data and separate leaks promised from Quasar itself. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/space-bears-ransomware-comcast-quasar-breach/
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Space Bears Ransomware Claims Comcast Data Theft Through QuasarBreach
Space Bears ransowmare claims it obtained Comcast files through a breach at Quasar Inc, with threats to publish the data and separate leaks promised from Quasar itself. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/space-bears-ransomware-comcast-quasar-breach/
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Barts Health Confirms Cl0p Ransomware Behind Data Breach Linked to Oracle Vulnerability
Tags: breach, business, data, data-breach, exploit, group, oracle, ransomware, russia, service, theft, vulnerabilityBarts Health NHS Trust has confirmed that the data breach at Barts Health was carried out by the Russian-speaking Cl0p ransomware group, which exploited a vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite. The Barts Health data breach involved the theft of files from one of the trust’s invoice databases, exposing information linked to payments for treatment and…
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Barts Health Confirms Cl0p Ransomware Behind Data Breach Linked to Oracle Vulnerability
Tags: breach, business, data, data-breach, exploit, group, oracle, ransomware, russia, service, theft, vulnerabilityBarts Health NHS Trust has confirmed that the data breach at Barts Health was carried out by the Russian-speaking Cl0p ransomware group, which exploited a vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite. The Barts Health data breach involved the theft of files from one of the trust’s invoice databases, exposing information linked to payments for treatment and…
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Vaillant CISO: NIS2 complexity and lack of clarity endanger its mission
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, corporate, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dora, email, germany, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, office, organized, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, threat, trainingCSO Germany: The energy sector is increasingly becoming a target for cybercriminals. Experts and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) believe that protection in this area must be significantly increased. How do you assess the current situation?Reiß: The geopolitical tensions we are currently witnessing are leading to an increased threat level. This naturally also affects the heating…
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Shanya EDR Killer: The New Favorite Tool for Ransomware Operators
A sophisticated new >>packer-as-a-service>EDR killer
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LockBit 5.0 Infrastructure Exposed as Hackers Leak Critical Server Data
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, group, hacker, infrastructure, leak, lockbit, ransomwareSecurity researchers have uncovered critical infrastructure details for the notorious LockBit 5.0 ransomware operation, including the IP address 205.185.116.233 and the domain karma0.xyz, which hosts the group’s latest leak site. The discovery represents a significant operational security failure for the cybercriminal organization. Cybersecurity researcher Rakesh Krishnan first publicized the findings on December 5, 2025, identifying…
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Week in review: React, Node.js flaw patched, ransomware intrusion exposes espionage foothold
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Creative cybersecurity strategies for resource-constrained institutions In … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/07/week-in-review-react-node-js-flaw-patched-ransomware-intrusion-exposes-espionage-foothold/
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Barts Health NHS Reveals Data Breach Linked to Oracle Zero-Day Exploited by Clop Ransomware
Tags: breach, business, cyber, dark-web, data, data-breach, exploit, oracle, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayBarts Health NHS Trust has disclosed a significant data breach affecting patient and staff information after the Cl0p ransomware gang exploited a critical vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite software. The criminal syndicate stole files from an invoice database. It published them on the dark web, compromising the personal data of individuals who received treatment or…
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Barts Health NHS Reveals Data Breach Linked to Oracle Zero-Day Exploited by Clop Ransomware
Tags: breach, business, cyber, dark-web, data, data-breach, exploit, oracle, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayBarts Health NHS Trust has disclosed a significant data breach affecting patient and staff information after the Cl0p ransomware gang exploited a critical vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite software. The criminal syndicate stole files from an invoice database. It published them on the dark web, compromising the personal data of individuals who received treatment or…
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Barts Health NHS Confirms Cl0p Ransomware Behind Data Breach
Barts Health NHS confirms Cl0p ransomware breach via Oracle flaw. Invoice data exposed. Patient records and clinical systems remain unaffected. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/barts-health-nhs-cl0p-ransomware-data-breach/
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Barts Health NHS discloses data breach after Oracle zero-day hack
Barts Health NHS Trust has announced that Clop ransomware actors have stolen files from a database by exploiting a vulnerability in its Oracle E-business Suite software. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/barts-health-nhs-discloses-data-breach-after-oracle-zero-day-hack/
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ISMG Editors: Inside the Rapid Evolution of Ransomware
Also: More HIPAA Challenges, the Growing AI Gap for Small- to Medium-Sized Firms. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discussed the latest shifts in ransomware tactics, a major development in the Texas challenge to the HIPAA Privacy Rule related to reproductive rights, and how SMBs navigating AI are facing very different challenges than large…