Ransomware: A Perfect Storm James Sullivan and James Muir Emerging Insights, 29 March 2021 This Emerging Insights paper calls for a new set of policy interventions to reduce the threat from ransomware. Options range from introducing legislation to prevent ransom payments, to tackling the use of penetration testing tools used in ransomware attacks, to national-level mechanisms…
Category: Malware
UK: Print group hit by cyber attack
Jo Francis reports: It is believed that cyber criminals may be specifically targeting firms that provide support services to financial institutions. Operations at MBA Group, which has sites in London and Warrington, have been affected after the business was subjected to an attack. In a statement, sales director Kevin Stewart said the firm hoped to…
FR: Hackers attack Telethon: biotech YposKesi targeted with ransomware
Damien Licata Caruso and Nolwenn Cosson report (translated): It is a new type of ransomware that has specialized in targets in the healthcare industry. In a publication on their DarkWeb site, the Babuk group of cybercriminals claimed responsibility for the intrusion and theft of 23 GB of data from YposKesi’s computer system on Friday evening. The result…
Hackers hit Harris in latest ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber attack
James Carr reports: One of the country’s largest academy trusts has become the latest victim of a targeted ransomware cyber attack – with laptops used by pupils and email systems disabled. Harris Federation, which runs 49 schools, detected the attack on Saturday, and has been working through the weekend to resolve the issues. A Schools Week investigation last…
Ransomware admin is refunding victims their ransom payments
Ionut Ilascu reports: After recently announcing the end of the operation, the administrator of Ziggy ransomware is now stating that they will also give the money back. It appears that this is a planned move since the admin shared the “good news” a little over a week ago, but gave no details. Read more on…
Ca: Hackers demand ransom from Town of Didsbury in cyber attack
Dan Singleton reports: The Town of Didsbury was the victim of a cyber-attack on Sunday, March 21 when fraudsters encrypted the town’s information systems with ransomware and made a ransom demand to decrypt the system, town officials said Friday. Mayor Rhonda Hunter declined to say whether the Town of Didsbury has paid a ransom to…