K-12 Schools Improve Protection, but Many Still Vulnerable to Ransomware November 21, 2023 By Alanna Durkin Richer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax...
FBI Struggled to Disrupt Dangerous Casino Hacking Gang, Cyber Responders Say November 14, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON —The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has struggled to stop a hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that’s been tormenting...
Ransomware, Extortion Claims See ‘Worrying Resurgence,’ Says Allianz November 8, 2023 By Insurance Journal Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a “worrying resurgence” in ransomware and extortion claims...
Kansas Court System Down Nearly 2 Weeks in ‘Security Incident’ that Has Hallmarks of Ransomware October 27, 2023 By Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline...
Ransomware Criminals Aiming at Third-Party Vendors in Hunt for ‘Big Game’ October 19, 2023 By Jim Sams Ransomware victims have become less likely to pay extortion demands, but cyber criminals are changing their tactics by hitting third-party...
MGM Hackers Waited for Days Before Issuing Their Ransom Demands October 13, 2023 By Margi Murphy MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Officer Bill Hornbuckle chose not pay a ransom to hackers who broke into his casino...
Casino Giant MGM Expects $100M Hit from Hack that Led to Data Breach October 6, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui MGM Resorts International said on Thursday a cyberattack last month that disrupted its operations would cause a $100 million hit...
Attacks on Casino Giants Heralds Resurgence in Ransomware Demands September 21, 2023 By Jim Sams Cyberattacks on MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment last week show that ransomware gangs continue to be a major threat...
Hackers who Breached Casino Giants MGM, Caesars also Hit 3 Other Firms, Okta Says September 19, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks also broke into the systems of...
FBI and European Partners Seize Major Global Malware Network September 1, 2023 By FRANK BAJAK and STEFANIE DAZIO U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware...