Incidents of reported ransomware attacks hit an all-time high in September with more threat actors joining the criminal fray in a double-extortion blitz against a mix of organizations. The uptick represents a year-over-year 153% increase in ransomware attacks, according to the NCC Group. Researchers tracked 514 September attacks, besting July’s total of 502. The uptick… Read more

Shipping companies across Europe have been hit by a widespread cyberattack. The assault seems to be a DDOS attack, taking down multiple websites. Currently, IT teams are working diligently to address and resolve the issue. It appears to be a DDOS cyber attack against shipping companies throughout Europe. The pages are down and our IT… Read more

The Kansas Supreme Court said it is probing a “security incident” that disrupted access to IT systems also used by the state’s Court of Appeals and every District Court but one, leaving them unable to accept electronic filing of documents or process some cases. The IT issues affect the state Supreme Court, Court of Appeals,… Read more

The Executive Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the threat posed by China within the cyber realm is evolving and much more serious today than it was a decade ago ­– particularly when it comes to potentially targeting the United States’ critical infrastructure. According to CISA, the U.S. must… Read more

In Q2 2023, 95% of malware now arrives over encrypted connections, endpoint malware volumes are decreasing despite campaigns growing more widespread, ransomware detections are declining amid a rise in double-extortion attacks, and older software vulnerabilities persist as popular targets for exploitation among modern threat actors, among other trends, according to WatchGuard. The data analyzed in the… Read more