Maze has seemingly done such a good job getting media attention that we’re also seeing more analyses of their methods. This week, check out this report from FireEye: Navigating the MAZE: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures Associated With MAZE Ransomware Incidents and this report from Sophos: Maze ransomware: extorting victims for 1 year and counting In…
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Paying the Ransom Doubles Cost of Recovering from a Ransomware Attack, According to Sophos
One of the interesting things I learned this past week at the Privacy+Security Forum Spring Academy was that 75% of a prominent law firm’s clients were able to recover from a ransomware attack without having to pay ransom. I was surprised to hear that statistic, as I would have guessed a higher percentage paid ransom….
Texas Says Court System Was Subject to Ransomware Attack
Tina Davis reports: Texas said its court system has been hit by a ransomware attack. The state said the attack was discovered Friday and that it’s not going to paying ransom. The Office of Court Administration said that filings and research are still available and there was no indication any personal information was compromised.The “branch…
Package delivery giant Pitney Bowes confirms second ransomware attack in 7 months
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Package and mail delivery giant Pitney Bowes has suffered a second ransomware attack in the past seven months, ZDNet has learned. The incident came to light today after a ransomware gang known as Maze published a blog post claiming to have breached and encrypted the company’s network. The Maze crew provided proof…
Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold Nixdorf
Brian Krebs reports: Diebold Nixdorf, a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The company says the hackers never touched its ATMs or customer networks, and that the intrusion only affected its corporate network. Read more on KrebsonSecurity.com
Stadler’s IT network suffers malware attack
Dev Kundaliya reports: Swiss rail vehicle construction firm Stadler disclosed last week that its IT network has been hit with malware attack and that cyber crooks are trying to extort money from the company. In a press release [pdf], the company stated that an unknown group of hackers compromised its computer network and deployed malware in…