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The United Kingdom's Home Office is considering a major change to how public sector bodies deal with ransomware attacks, proposing a ban on ransomware paym...

Senator Wyden: UnitedHealth CEO, Board ‘Should Be Held Responsible’ for Hiring Unqualified CISO

Senator Ron Wyden, easily one of the most tech-savvy US lawmakers, has written a scathing letter saying UnitedHealth Group's (UHG)CEO and board "should be...

CloudNordic Customers Lose All Data After Ransomware Attack

CloudNordic customers have suffered a catastrophic loss, losing all of their data as a result of a ransomware attack against the cloud provider....

Colorado Department of Higher Education Data Breach Exposes 16 Years of Data

The Colorado Department of Higher Education has revealed that it suffered a ransomware attack that exposed 16 years worth of student data....

Only Half of Organizations Increase Security Spending After a Breach

It's said that insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result, yet that is how half of organizations approach cybersecurity....

Deutsche Bank Data Breach Exposed Customer Data

Deutsche Bank has confirmed that a data breach impacted customer data, potentially impacting more than 100 companies....

Report: Governments Ill-Prepared For Ransomware & Disaster Recovery

Governments are increasingly a target for ransomware attacks, but a new report says the majority are not confident in their ability to fully recover....

Hospitals Are Under Siege From Cyber Attacks

A new report is bad news for hospitals, with cyber attacks against healthcare in 2023 on pace to surpass those in 2022....

Ransomware Attack Forces Illinois Hospital to Close Permanently

An Illinois hospital has earned the dubious distinction of being the first hospital to close its doors permanently as a result of a ransomware attack....

City of Dallas Crippled by Ransomware Attack

The City of Dallas has confirmed it has suffered a ransomware attack, one that has taken out critical services....

Macs Are Vulnerable to LockBit’s Ransomware

Apple's macOS has long enjoyed relative immunity from most malware and ransomware, but that appears to be changing....

PSA: Microsoft Releases Update Fixing 97 Security Issues & Ransomware Exploit

Microsoft has released its latest round of updates, addressing some 97 security issues, including a ransomware vulnerability that is being actively exploit...

Yum Brands Hit by Ransomware, Hundreds of Restaurants Close

Yum Brands, the parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, was hit by a ransomware attack, leading to hundreds of locations closing....

Rural US Hospitals Are Getting Clobbered by Ransomware

Rural US hospitals are losing the fight against ransomware due to limited resources compared to bigger organizations....

Ransomware Survival 101: Don’t Follow Dish Network’s Playbook

Dish Network customers are still in limbo, with few answers weeks after the company was crippled by ransomware....

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