6 best practices for escaping ransomware
A complete guide to tackling ransomware attacks
Cybercrime is evolving fast, with the deployment of ransomware leading to high-profile breaches in recent years such as WannaCry and Petya. These attacks act as encouragement for hackers, and as a warning for companies across the globe.
This whitepaper offers a complete guide to ransomware attacks, asking if they really work, if you should pay, and best practices to stay vigilant.
Download it now to discover how to push back attacks.
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16-year-old boy arrested for masterminding KillSec ransomware groupNews Police have taken control of KillSec's leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorized access
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‘Cyber criminal groups suffer from the same security weaknesses they routinely exploit’: ShinyHunters claims it hacked Clop ransomware rivalNews An attack on the cyber crime gang could prove dangerous for previous victims of data leaks, experts have warned
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Companies are still paying ransoms to cyber criminals despite official adviceNews A Proofpoint survey found evolving ransomware techniques and the use of AI is exacerbating the situation for victims
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This one cyber crime group accounted for nearly a fifth of all ransomware attacks in JuneNews The Gentlemen, a ransomware a service operator, now accounts for 17% of published attacks
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Working with the enemy: Ransomware negotiator-turned cyber criminal jailed after working with hackers to extort clientsNews Angelo Martino was supposed to be negotiating on behalf of victims, but was secretly working for ransomware operators
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Hackers are posing as Interpol to target small businesses – here's what you need to knowNews Small businesses are warned to think twice before clicking on links
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‘Every hour ransomware goes undetected drastically increases its potential blast radius’: Hackers are breaching networks and laying low for longer – and nearly half of firms don’t realize until data is stolenNews An ExtraHop survey found more intrusions are going undetected, leading to longer dwell times
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Ransomware cartels are fragmenting into volatile splinter groups, warns Met Police cyber chiefNews Commoditized "cyber crime bazaars" and AI data mining are forcing law enforcement to rewrite its playbook
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New ransomware threat group, The Gentlemen, has become one of the most active ransomware operators, accounting for 10% of all attacksNews NTT researchers warn that the RaaS group is leveraging SystemBC malware to establish covert tunnelling, evade detection, and support rapid lateral movement across enterprise environments
