ransomware
Nearly 13 Million Australians Affected by MediSecure Attack
Personal and health data of almost 13 million Australians has been impacted by the cyber-attack on medical prescription provider MediSecure. Following an investigation of a dataset accessed by the attackers in May 2024, the company has determined that 12.9 million individuals who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service during the period of March 2019 to November […]
Indiana County Files Disaster Declaration Following Ransomware Attack
A County in Indiana, US, has filed a disaster declaration following a ransomware attack on local government networks, which has prevented the administration of critical services. Clay County made the declaration after confirming the incident has resulted in an inability to operate Clay County Courthouse and Clay County Probation/Community Corrections facilities. The July 11 declaration […]
DoNex ransomware decoded: How to use Avast decryptor
Avast released a decryptor for DoNex ransomware, offering a free recovery solution for victims of DoNex and its predecessors. DoNex, Muse, DarkRace and fake LockBit 3.0 are all names for a ransomware family that has been active since April 2022, mostly targeting businesses in the United States, Italy and Belgium, according to Avast’s telemetry data. […]
Victims of cyber extortion and ransomware increase in 2024
More than 4,000 new victims of ransomware were recorded over the past 12 months. According to research by Orange Cyberdefense, there was a 77% year-on-year growth from 2023 with 4,374 new victims detected in 75% of countries monitored. In the first quarter of 2024, there were 1,046 victims hit by 43 different threat actors. Speaking […]
CyberSecurity Alert: $5.2 Million Ransomware Demand Hits New High in 2024
In the first half of 2024, ransomware attacks continued to wreak havoc globally, with a startling average extortion demand exceeding $5.2 million (£4.1 million) per incident, as revealed by a comprehensive study from Comparitech. This unsettling statistic stems from an analysis of 56 documented ransom demands issued by cyber threat actors between January and June […]