Ransomware attacks by the Avaddon group are targeting organizations from several sectors based in the U.S. and worldwide. According to the FBI, the ransomware associates are breaching the networks of healthcare, manufacturing, and other private sector organizations worldwide.

The Taiwan-based NAS appliance maker QNAP warned customers of an actively exploited Roon Server zero-day bug and eCh0raix ransomware attacks targeting their Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.

That companies continue to disregard the need for basic cybersecurity hygiene signals the need for firmer action, especially as cybercriminals turn their focus to operational technology sectors.

Magecart groups are distributing malicious PHP web shells disguised as a favicon to maintain remote access to the compromised servers and inject JavaScript skimmers into online shopping platforms.

Current silicon technology exploits microscopic differences between computing components to create secure keys, but AI techniques can be used to predict these keys and gain access to data.

In the cybercriminal underground, ransomware samples and builders are going for anywhere between $300 to $4,000, with ransomware-as-a-service rentals costing $120 to $1,900 per year.

Darkside has claimed that it will publish hundreds of gigabytes of data from three more victims, including a Brazilian battery firm, a Chicago-based tech company, and a British engineering firm.

This year, 80% of breaches in SMBs and 74% of breaches in large businesses were born of system intrusion, basic web application attacks, and miscellaneous errors, according to the 2020 Verizon DBIR.

Cyber-attacks are leaving small businesses in the United States with big dents in their annual budgets, according to new research by international insurance company Hiscox.

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs, such as REvil, LockBit, DarkSide, Netwalker, Nefilim, have increasingly been using the forum to enlist new affiliates/partners to their operation.