A Russian-based hacker group responsible for a huge ransomware assault went offline, prompting rumors whether it was an action taken by the government. The “dark web” page of the group known as REvil vanished some two weeks after an assault which affected networks of hundreds of businesses globally and led Continue Reading
Technology giant Microsoft has confirmed it’s set to drop a whopping $500mn in cash to buy RiskIQ, a cybersecurity company that provides threat intelligence and cloud-based software as a service for organizations. Microsoft, however, declined to confirm the reported figure. Terms of the deal, which will see the San Francisco-based Continue Reading
In a phone call, President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he must crack down against threat actors acting in his country. The White House said that the United States reserves the right to protect its people and its critical infrastructure from future attacks. In his call with Continue Reading
A ransomware attack has hit an Alabama power provider, leaving customers without access to their account information. Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, which serves nearly 25,000 members, announced that no data was impacted by the attack, but member account information and payment systems were taken offline for maintenance as a precaution. Chief Continue Reading
IT management software maker Kaseya said the recent ransomware attack affected as many as 1,500 firms; it, however, claimed that there was no sign of malicious modifications to product source code. The company also urged customers to immediately shut down on-premises servers running its VSA endpoint management and network monitoring Continue Reading
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