What’s happening? Security researchers have warned that a new ransomware group has taken an unusual twist on the traditional method of extorting money from its corporate victims. So what’s different this time? Whereas many ransomware attacks see a company’s company’s data exfiltrated by attackers, and the threat made that stolen data will be sold to…

Since September 2021, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) assisted the operation with analytical and forensic support and enabled information exchange among all partners. Additionally, law enforcement operated a “malware information sharing platform,” inviting private partners to add real-time threat intelligence to the effort. “Over the span of the whole investigation, over 730 pieces of threat…

Segment 2: Area hospitals are crowded with people reporting breathing difficulties, and public health officials are encouraging people all over the city to “shelter in place” as a precaution. Headquarters is currently upwind of the explosion. The company needs to decide what to tell its employees to do but isn’t sure whether it has the legal…

What CISOs should do now Kaspersky claims 270,000 corporate clients, although, to be clear, that counts every customer in the world. While many of its previous customers have already migrated to other security products, those in the US that are still using their software need to make plans now. “Don’t wait until October, the last…