Tag: ransomware

Food processing company JBS Foods has confirmed it has paid an $11m million ransom payment to end a ransomware cyberattack on its global operations.

The Swedish Public Health Agency temporarily closed down the country’s infectious diseases database SmiNet following several hacking attempts.

The US has confirmed that the cyberattack on food processing company JBS Foods was a ransomware attack likely coordinated by a Russian group.

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic has discovered the DarkSide ransomware variant made an estimated $90m in ransomware payments since October 2020.

The DarkSide ransomware variant that was responsible for bringing operations at a US pipeline to a standstill last week has allegedly shut down.

Ireland’s healthcare service has temporarily been forced to shut down its computer systems as a precaution following a significant ransomware attack.

The FBI has declared that the cybercriminal behind the recent Colonial Pipeline was a ransomware variant known as DarkSide.

Operations at the Colonial Pipeline have been brought to a standstill following a ransomware cyberattack that affected some of its IT systems.

HeraSoft, which safeguards companies from ransomware, has closed its Series A round on $5m, which was led by United Capital Management.

There has been a 260% jump in cyberattacks using encrypted channels to bypass legacy security controls in the first three quarters of the year, according to new research from Zscaler.