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.
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The US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shared data showing how dramatically ransomware attacks have changed over time.
UK financial technology company Checkout announced that the ShinyHunters threat group has breached one of its legacy cloud storage systems and is now extorting the company for a ransom. [...]
Discord said a third-party customer services provider was compromised to access user data, with the attackers aiming to extort a financial ransom
Hacker Claims to Have Exploited Flaw in Oracle WebLogic Server, Sold Stolen DataSeychelles Commercial Bank is warning customers that a hacker stole their personal information - but no money - from their accounts after breaching its systems. The hacker involved claims to have stolen and sold two gigabytes of customer data from the bank, which paid no ransom.
Hacker Demanded $20M Ransom to Delete Stolen Personal, Financial InformationA months-long data breach led to the theft of personal and financial information of nearly 70,000 Coinbase customers. Coinbase said the breach dates back to December and was aided by bribery schemes targeting the company's overseas customer support agents.
The data-theft extortion group known as Luna Moth, aka Silent Ransom Group, has ramped up callback phishing campaigns in attacks on legal and financial institutions in the United States. [...]
Also: Ransomware Hackers Demand BaguettesThis week, Chinese spying, Italian hacking scandal, an FBI warning and Okta fixed a bug. Google mandated MFA, zero days in PTZOptics and a Mexican airport didn't pay ransom. Cybercriminals demanded baguettes, breach lettersin Ohio and Germany will shield white hats. The Italian DPA rebuked a bank.
Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot Ransomware gang Hunters International reportedly claims to have stolen more than 5.2 million files belonging to the London branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a Chinese state-owned bank and financial service corporation, and set a deadline of September 13 to release all the data.…
The ShinyHunters attackers are skipping selling stolen data on hacker forums in favor of using deadline-driven ransom notes for financial gain.
Cybersecurity breaches can be devastating for both individuals and businesses alike. While many people tend to focus on understanding how and why they were targeted by such breaches, there's a larger, more pressing question: What is the true financial impact of a cyberattack? According to research by Cybersecurity Ventures, the global cost of cybercrime is projected to reach
Still no word on how the intruders broke in or the full extent of any possible data compromise Global securities finance tech company EquiLend's systems are now back online after announcing a disruptive ransomware attack nearly two weeks ago.…