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Cybercriminals raked in record $1.1 billion in ransom payments in 2023
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCybercriminals extorted a record $1.1 billion in ransom payments from victim organizations around...
How Hackers Swindled Vegas
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agowelcomia/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the mid-2010s, cybercriminals shifted their ransomware strategy. Instead of spamming as many individual victims as...
US-led cybersecurity coalition vows to not pay hackers' ransom demands
TechCrunch· 7 months agoThe U.S. government and dozens of foreign allies have pledged never to pay ransom demands in a bid...
Ransom hackers are hitting climate data
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News Hackers are opening a new front in the corporate cybersecurity wars by hijacking the torrent of sensitive climate and energy-related data...
Even hackers are reportedly getting laid off by organized crime groups
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs cybersecurity improves, one hacker group laid off 45 employeesNurPhoto / Getty Images The US...
NC is one of only two states to ban paying ransomware attackers. Is that wise?
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoIn the first half of this year, two cities, two counties, two K-12 school districts, three colleges...
Countering AI-driven cyberattacks with AI-driven cybersecurity
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoArtificial intelligence is already changing the way we interact with technology. But it can be...
Ransomware payments hit record $1.1B: Report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRansomware payments skyrocketed in 2023, hitting a record-high $1.1 billion extorted from targets of the schemes, according to a Chainalysis report...
'We’ve seen an increase': White House warns about an uptick in ransomware attacks
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 7 months agoOne day after the Biden administration rolled out a sweeping new executive order on artificial...
Justice Department disrupts group behind thousands of ransomware attacks
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Justice Department on Thursday announced it had disrupted a notorious cybercriminal group behind...