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1 year, 5 months ago
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Ransomware encrypts or steals data to disrupt operations and extort victims, making backups, access controls, and incident response essential.
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Ransomware is malware used to deny access to systems or data, usually by encrypting files and demanding payment for decryption. Many operations also steal sensitive information and threaten to publish it, so an attack can create both an availability crisis and a privacy or disclosure risk. Initial access may involve phishing, stolen credentials, exposed remote services, or exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities; attackers may then move through the network before deploying the payload.
Defenses should combine vulnerability management, phishing-resistant authentication where practical, endpoint and network monitoring, and backups that are isolated from routine administrator access and regularly tested for recovery. Organizations should also limit privileges and segment critical systems to reduce the blast radius. An incident requires rapid containment, preservation of forensic evidence, restoration from known-good backups, and assessment of notification, legal, and regulatory obligations. Threat intelligence can help identify relevant criminal infrastructure or tactics, but it does not replace sound access control, patching, detection, and recovery practices.
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The Hacker News
1 year, 5 months ago
Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp RMM Flaws for Persistent Access and Ransomware
Threat actors have been observed exploiting recently disclosed security flaws in SimpleHelp's Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a precursor for what appears to be a ransomware attack
The Register
1 year, 5 months ago
If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show
35% drop in payments across the year as your backups got better and law enforcement made a difference Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.…
Bank Info Security
1 year, 5 months ago
Still-Lucrative Ransomware's Profits Plunged 35% Last Year
Collapse of LockBit and BlackCat/ALPHV Tied to Ongoing Decline in Big-Game HuntingRansomware may still be raking in massive cryptocurrency profits for practitioners, but 2024 turned out to be less of a banner year than predicted, with blockchain researchers reporting that the sum total of known ransom payments to ransomware groups in 2024 plummeted by 35%.
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 5 months ago
Hackers exploit SimpleHelp RMM flaws to deploy Sliver malware
Hackers are targeting vulnerable SimpleHelp RMM clients to create administrator accounts, drop backdoors, and potentially lay the groundwork for ransomware attacks. [...]
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 5 months ago
SimpleHelp RMM flaws exploited to breach corporate networks
Hackers are targeting vulnerable SimpleHelp RMM clients to create administrator accounts, drop backdoors, and potentially lay the groundwork for ransomware attacks. [...]
The Hacker News
1 year, 5 months ago
Ransomware Extortion Drops to $813.5M in 2024, Down from $1.25B in 2023
Ransomware attacks netted cybercrime groups a total of $813.5 million in 2024, a decline from $1.25 billion in 2023
The Hacker News
1 year, 5 months ago
Top 3 Ransomware Threats Active in 2025
You arrive at the office, power up your system, and panic sets in. Every file is locked, and every system is frozen. A ransom demand flashes on your screen: "Pay $2 million in Bitcoin within 48 hours or lose everything." And the worst part is that even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get your data back. Many victims hand over the money, only to receive nothing in return, or worse, get
Bleeping Computer
1 year, 5 months ago
Ransomware payments fell by 35% in 2024, totalling $813,550,000
Payments to ransomware actors decreased 35% year-over-year in 2024, totaling $813.55 million, down from $1.25 billion recorded in 2023. [...]
Bank Info Security
1 year, 5 months ago
Ransomware: Victims Who Pay a Ransom Drops to All-Time Low
Incident Response Firm Reports 25% of Victims Paid - Typically for a DecryptorThe slice of organizations opting to pay extortion after being hit by ransomware dropped to an all-time low of 25%. Underpinning the drop is a combination of better defenses, improved business resilience as well as organizations simply deciding to not pay criminals.
Info Security Magazine
1 year, 5 months ago
Ransomware Payments Decline 35% as Victims Resist Demands
Chainalysis found that ransomware payments fell significantly year-over-year despite a recorded increase in the number of ransomware events in 2024
Dark Reading
1 year, 5 months ago
Cybercriminals Court Traitorous Insiders via Ransom Notes
Ransomware actors are offering individuals millions to turn on their employers and divulge private company information, in a brand-new cybercrime tactic.
Dark Reading
1 year, 5 months ago
Ransomware Groups Weathered Raids, Profited in 2024
Cybercriminals posted nearly 6,000 breaches to data-leak sites last year — and despite significant takedowns, continued to thrive in a record-breaking year for ransomware.