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The Growing Threat of Ransomware to the Manufacturing Sector

Apr 29, 2025 By Kirsten Doyle In Tripwire
Ransomware has evolved from a distant “I hope it doesn’t happen to us” threat to an insidious, worldwide crisis. Among the sectors most affected is manufacturing, which has found itself more and more in attackers’ crosshairs. Manufacturing has long viewed itself as immune to digital crime, but ransomware attackers have belied this belief.
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Raising the Security Bar: Essential Measures to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

Raising the Security Bar: Essential Measures to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

Apr 29, 2025 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Cyber threats are evolving all the time, and the pace of advancement is increasing. From malware and ransomware attacks to increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques and zero-day exploits, threat actors are constantly working to find new ways to breach our defenses, so we need to take proactive steps to raise security standards and keep our organizations on the front foot in the fight against cybercrime. In this piece, we'll discuss some essential measures you can take to do this, highlighting best practices and security technologies that can enable you to build a more threat-resilient organization.
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Ep 7: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Apr 28, 2025 By Rubrik In Rubrik
The General Manager of an electric and water utility in Littleton, Mass. gets a surprise call from the FBI. At first he suspects the caller is a spammer, but soon he learns the agent is very real. Chinese hackers are lurking deep in his utility’s systems. And his is not the only one. Hundreds of other power, water and pipeline operations across the United States are getting hit. These targets have little to no intelligence value at all. But their potential for sabotage? Enormous.
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Trustwave

Essential Strategies for HIPAA Compliance and Ransomware Resilience

Apr 28, 2025 By Trustwave In Trustwave
Neglecting regulatory compliance obligations, whether intentional or not, is not just a procedural error but a direct invitation for significant financial penalties, operational disruption, and, in the case of a healthcare organization, creating a potentially life-threatening situation. These consequences were recently illustrated by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
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knowbe4

Social Engineering Campaign Abuses Zoom to Install Malware

Apr 25, 2025 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
A social engineering campaign is abusing Zoom's remote control feature to take control of victims’ computers and install malware, according to researchers at security firm Trail of Bits. The operation targeted Trail of Bits’ CEO, who recognized it as malicious and didn’t fall for the attack. The researchers have attributed the campaign to the ELUSIVE COMET threat actor.
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Trustwave

FBI 2024 IC3 Report: Phishing Soars, Ransomware Batters Critical Infrastructure as Cyber Losses Climb

Apr 25, 2025 By Trustwave In Trustwave
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center issued the 25th edition of its annual report this month, again noting a jump in complaints and losses from phishing, ransomware, and data breaches among the leading cyber threats. Overall, the FBI’s 2024 IC3 reported $16.6 billion in losses, up from $12.5 billion in 2023, on 859,532 complaints received. This figure was down slightly from the 880,418 complaints received in 2023.
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knowbe4

Warning: Ransomware Remains a Top Threat for SMBs

Apr 23, 2025 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
A new report from Sophos found that ransomware attacks accounted for over 90% of incident response cases involving medium-sized businesses in 2024, as well as 70% of cases involving small businesses. “While the overall number of incidents in 2024 was slightly down—in part because of better defenses and the disruption of some major ransomware-as-a-service operators—ransomware-related crime is not fading away,” Sophos says.
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cyberint

Is SafePay Ransomware Safe?

Apr 23, 2025 By Adi Bleih In Cyberint
Safepay is a newcomer to the ransomware landscape. Since its first published attack in October 2024, the group has attacked over 50 organizations worldwide. SafePay maintains a dark web blog and a presence on the TON network for victim communications. The group employs the increasingly common double extortion model, combining data encryption with the theft of sensitive information to pressure victims into payment.
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The State of Data Security: A Distributed Crisis

Apr 23, 2025 By Rubrik In Rubrik
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast by Rubrik Zero Labs. In this episode, our host Caleb Tolin speaks with Joe Hladik, a veteran security expert with two decades of experience, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, incident response, and the critical challenges of data security in today's distributed environments.
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