Exploiting .lnk files is a strategy that has been used for years and still works, says new report from Forcepoint.

His framework centers on five incident types most likely to impact K–12: ransomware attacks, social engineering, data ...

The Notice provides best practices for preventing and mitigating ransomware attacks, as well as for responding to such attacks once they are detected. Many of these best practices are drawn from the ...

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Concept of phishing and ransomware, where the computer has all files on the harddrive encrypted and the victims need to pay a ransom in order to get their files unlocked. [Getty Images] Ransomware is ...

The latest numbers from the state show ransomware attacks are up nearly 50 percent in North Carolina, with thousands of people victimized. The data was released as part of the state's data breach ...

The pair targeted several companies with ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware and extorted $1.2 million in Bitcoin. The pair targeted several companies with ALPHV / BlackCat ransomware and extorted $1.2 ...

A new report by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows that ransomware activity peaked in 2023 before falling in 2024, following a series of law enforcement actions targeting the ...

VILLAGE OF GOLF MANOR (HAMILTON COUNTY) — A small Ohio village is dealing with a ransomware attack that is impacting its computer services. The Village of Golf Manor in Hamilton County was the victim ...

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Attackers are moving beyond on-prem systems and now using AWS’s own encryption and key management features to lock organizations out of their cloud data. Ransomware operators are shifting their focus ...

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