Tag: ransomware
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Top 10 World’s Best Data Security Companies in 2026
In 2026, data has become the most valuable asset for businesses and the most targeted. With rising ransomware attacks, insider threats, AI-driven breaches, and strict global data protection regulations, organizations can no longer rely on basic security controls. This has fueled massive demand for advanced data security companies that can protect sensitive information across cloud,…
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NHS England Probe Suppliers for Cybersecurity Controls
Suppliers May Be Asked for Evidence of Certain Security Controls, Best Practices. The National Health Service in England will reach out directly to suppliers to ensure they implement proactive and robust cybersecurity risk management, officials said Wednesday. The move comes after recent high-profile ransomware attacks on NHS vendors that seriously disrupted patient care. First seen…
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Ransomware Hackers Leak Under Armour Customer Data
Russia-Linked Ransomware Group Dumps Customer Data After Failed Extortion Attempt. Under Armour may trade on the blood, sweat, respect slogan, but a Russia-linked ransomware group hasn’t been abiding, after they stole data pertaining to 72.7 million of the athleisure giant’s customers, then leaked it on darkweb sites after saying the retailer refused to pay a…
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Ransomware, reputation, risk: Black Hat Europe in review, 2026 in view
Black Hat Europe made clear that cyber security can no longer be separated from politics, economics and behaviour, as ransomware, AI and long-standing security failures combine First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637422/Ransomware-reputation-risk-Black-Hat-Europe-in-review-2026-in-view
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From Incident to Insight: How Forensic Recovery Drives Adaptive Cyber Resilience
When ransomware cripples a business’s systems or stealthy malware slips past defenses, the first instinct is to get everything back online as quickly as possible. That urgency is understandable, Cybersecurity Ventures estimates ransomware damage costs $156 million per day. But businesses cannot let speed overshadow the more pressing need to understand exactly what happened,.. First…
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Ransomware-Attacke auf Verkehrsgesellschaft Main-Tauber
Die Geschäftsstelle sowie die Mobilitätszentrale der VGMT sind derzeit geschlossen. Ursache ist eine Cyberattacke. VGMTDie Geschäftsstelle sowie die Mobilitätszentrale der Verkehrsgesellschaft Main-Tauber (VGMT) sind derzeit geschlossen und weder telefonisch noch per E-Mail erreichbar. Wie die Organisation kürzlich mitteilte, steckt eine Cyberattacke dahinter. Demnach haben die Täter die Server und Daten des Unternehmens verschlüsselt.Ob Daten gestohlen…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: FortiOS Exploits, Ransomware, Hacktivist Surge, and EU Telecom Rules
The third week of 2026 highlights a series of cybersecurity events affecting businesses, critical infrastructure, and regulatory compliance. This week, network administrators are grappling with the exploitation of a previously patched FortiOS vulnerability, while ransomware attacks continue to expose sensitive data across major corporations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-january-2026-cybersecurity-roundup/
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Ransomware gang’s slip-up led to data recovery for 12 US firms
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, business, citrix, cloud, corporate, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, law, linux, network, phishing, powershell, ransom, ransomware, risk, software, spear-phishing, sql, threat, tool, veeam, vulnerabilityscrutinize and audit your backups. If you have a regular backup schedule, is there unexpected or unexplained activity? Von Ramin Mapp notes that crooks are known to time data exfiltration to match corporate off-site backups as a way to hide their work;monitor for encrypted data leaving your environments and see where it goes. Does this…
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Breach Roundup: DOGE Uploaded Social Security Data to Cloud
Also, CIRO Phishing Breach, Ingram Micro Ransomware and CVE Surge. This week, DOGE posted sensitive data on an outside server. A phishing attack affected 750,000 Canadians. A hacktivism warning from the U.K. NCSC. An Ingram Micro breach. CVEs surged in 2025. SK Telecom challenged a fine. Researchers disclosed Chainlit flaws. North Korean hackers abused VS…
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Leader of ransomware crew pleads guilty to four-year crime spree
Ianis Antropenko, a Russian national living in California, admitted to committing ransomware attacks against at least 50 victims. He faces up to 25 years in jail. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ianis-antropenko-russian-ransomware-leader-guilty/
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New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ransomware family called Osiris that targeted a major food service franchisee operator in Southeast Asia in November 2025.The attack leveraged a malicious driver called POORTRY as part of a known technique referred to as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) to disarm security software, the Symantec and…
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INC ransomware opsec fail allowed data recovery for 12 US orgs
An operational security failure allowed researchers to recover data that the INC ransomware gang stole from a dozen U.S. organizations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/inc-ransomware-opsec-fail-allowed-data-recovery-for-12-us-orgs/
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Under Armour Ransomware Attack Exposes 72M Email Addresses
Many records also contained additional personal information such as names, dates of birth, genders, geographic locations, and purchase information. The post Under Armour Ransomware Attack Exposes 72M Email Addresses appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-under-armour-ransomware-attack/
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Sportswear firm Under Armour falls victim to data breach
Details of over 70 million customers of US sportswear giant Under Armour were leaked following a supposed ransomware attack by the Everest gang First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637595/Sportswear-firm-Under-Armour-falls-victim-to-data-breach
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New Osiris Ransomware Leverages Living Off the Land and Dual-Use Tools in Attacks
A newly discovered ransomware family, Osiris, targeted a major foodservice franchisee in Southeast Asia in November 2025. Despite sharing a name with a 2016 Locky ransomware variant, security researchers confirm this represents an entirely new threat with no connection to its predecessor. However, evidence suggests potential links to threat actors previously associated with Inc ransomware…
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OpenText Global Ransomware Survey 2025 – Studie zeigt trügerisches Selbstvertrauen vor Ransomware-Angriffen
Tags: ransomwareFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/opentext-ransomware-studie-2025-ki-risiken-a-fb306ed7f55ff4eaef8ccf7a3d9700c6/
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Hacker legen Websites von Conceptnet-Kunden lahm
Der Regensburger IT-Dienstleister Conceptnet wurde Opfer einer Ransomware-Attacke.Der Regensburger IT-Dienstleister Conceptnet informiert derzeit auf seiner Internetseite über eine technische Störung, die durch einen Ransomware-Angriff verursacht wurde. Berichten zufolge haben sich die Täter um den 13. Januar 2026 Zugriff auf die IT-Infrastruktur des Unternehmens verschafft. ‘Dabei wurden zentrale Systeme darunter Web- und E-Mail-Server verschlüsselt”, erklärt das…
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Black Basta’s alleged ringleader identified as authorities raid homes of other members
Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov, a 35-year-old Russian national, is accused of forming and running the ransomware outfit since 2022. He’s now on Europol and Interpol’s most-wanted lists. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/black-basta-leader-europol-most-wanted-list/
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Everest ransomware gang said to be sitting on mountain of Under Armour data
Have I Been Pwned reckons 72.7M customer accounts affected, sportswear firm remains silent First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/under_armour_everest/
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Hackers Weaponize 2,500+ Security Tools to Disable Endpoint Defenses Before Ransomware Attacks
A sophisticated campaign has weaponized over 2,500 variants of a legitimate security driver to disable endpoint protection before deploying ransomware and remote access trojans. Attackers are abusing truesight.sys, a kernel-mode driver from Adlice Software’s RogueKiller antivirus suite. The legacy version 2.0.2 contains a critical vulnerability allowing arbitrary process termination via IOCTL command 0x22E044. This enables…
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RansomHub claims alleged breach of Apple partner Luxshare
Chinese electronic manufacturer and Apple partner Luxshare Precision Industry has allegedly been breached by affiliates of the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service outfit. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/luxshare-data-breach-apple-ransomhub/
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The thin line between saving a company and funding a crime
Ransomware negotiators dish on being in a ‘moral gray zone,’ unrestricted by accountability or industrywide rules of engagement. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransomware-negotiation-pitfalls-moral-gray-zone/
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Hacker erbeuten rund 42.000 Datensätze von Ingram Micro
Bei Ingram Micro wurden rund 42.000 Datensätze mit sensiblen Informationen von Mitarbeitern gestohlen.Im Juli 2025 sorgte ein Ransomware-Angriff für verheerende Folgen bei Ingram Micro: Die Logistik des IT-Distributors wurde eine Woche lahmgelegt davon betroffen war nicht nur der Hauptsitz in den USA, sondern auch der Standort in Deutschland.Nun hat sich herausgestellt, dass dabei auch sensible…
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EU-Kommission will Huawei und ZTE aus Netzen verbannen
Tags: 5G, china, cyberattack, cyersecurity, germany, infrastructure, ransomware, risk, usa, vulnerabilityDie EU-Kommission will chinesische Hersteller wie Huawei und ZTE aus europäischen Mobilfunknetzen verbannen, um die Cybersicherheit zu verbessern.Die EU-Kommission will umstrittene Anbieter von Netzwerktechnik künftig in Deutschland und anderen EU-Staaten verbieten können. Bei dem Vorschlag dürfte es insbesondere um chinesische Technologiefirmen wie Huawei und ZTE gehen. Hintergrund ist die Sorge vor Sabotage und Spionage durch…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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For cyber risk assessments, frequency is essential
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mitigation, network, password, radius, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityIdentifying vulnerabilities: A cyber risk assessment helps to identify security gaps in a company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems. This provides the opportunity to eliminate these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.Prioritize risk management measures: Not every system is critical, and not all of a company’s data is equally important. The results of the risk…