Ransomware hackers are striking more frequently, taking down computer networks across businesses, hospital and governments, the New York Times reported on Sunday (Feb. 9). Ransomware cyber-attacks are up 41 percent over last year, with 205,280 enterprises having lost access to hacked files, according to data...
The vulnerability that allowed Travelex to be attacked by hackers has existed at many other companies and institutions in the U.S., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Among the potentially vulnerable companies are Texas Instruments, Revlon, Purdue Pharma, a California utility company,...
The alleged perpetrators of a cyberattack on Travelex, the “world’s largest retail currency dealer,” was Sodinokibi, a cyber gang demanding ransom, according to reports. Sodinokibi contacted the BBC on Tuesday (Jan. 7), claiming responsibility for the attack that caused Travelex to shut down last week....
Cyber insurance claims are spiking as a new type of ransomware targets companies across the U.S. and Europe, the The Financial Times reported on Sunday (Aug. 11). Sodinokibi is on the attack, making higher ransom demands, hijacking companies’ systems and demanding bitcoin payment in exchange...
February 10, 2020
Ransomware hackers are striking more frequently, taking down computer networks across businesses, hospital and governments, the New York Times reported on Sunday (Feb. 9). Ransomware cyber-attacks are up 41 percent over last year, with 205,280 enterprises having lost access to hacked files, according to data from the ransomware security firm Emsisoft. Companies paid an average […]
January 16, 2020
The vulnerability that allowed Travelex to be attacked by hackers has existed at many other companies and institutions in the U.S., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal....
January 08, 2020
The alleged perpetrators of a cyberattack on Travelex, the “world’s largest retail currency dealer,” was Sodinokibi, a cyber gang demanding ransom, according to reports. Sodinokibi contacted the BBC on Tuesday...
August 12, 2019
Cyber insurance claims are spiking as a new type of ransomware targets companies across the U.S. and Europe, the The Financial Times reported on Sunday (Aug. 11). Sodinokibi is on...
