Garmin staggers back online after ransomware attack

Garmin’s online services are beginning to come back to life after it was hit badly by ransomware last week.

But did it pay a ransom to its attackers or not?

Garmin knocked out by ransomware attack

Garmin, the wearable tech company famous for its GPS fitness trackers and activity smartwatches, is suffering a global outage – and ransomware appears to be to blame.

Watching a $1.14 million ransomware negotiation between hackers and scientists searching for COVID-19 treatments

An anonymous tip-off to BBC News enabled them to watch in real-time as an American medical university attempted to negotiate with the hackers who had infected its systems with ransomware.

The inside story of the Maersk NotPetya ransomware attack, from someone who was there

Gavin Ashton was an IT security guy working at Maersk at the time of it was hit hard by the NotPetya ransomware. Now he’s written an article about his experiences, and shares advice for others.

Despite resolution not to give in to hackers’ ransom demands, some cities are still paying up after attacks

The City of Florence in northern Alabama has agreed to pay a ransom of US $300,000 worth of Bitcoin to hackers who compromised its computer systems and deployed ransomware.

And they’re not the only US city finding themselves dealing with the aftermath of a ransomware outbreak this week…

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Microsoft warns of PonyFinal ransomware attacks

Malware experts at Microsoft have warned businesses to be on their guard against hackers plotting to plant the PonyFinal ransomware on compromised IT systems.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

NetWalker ransomware – what you need to know

The NetWalker gang are infecting corporations’ computer systems, encrypting and stealing data, and holding it to ransom.

And they’re looking for criminals to join their affiliate scheme.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

The ProLock ransomware doesn’t tell you one important thing about decrypting your files

Have your computers been hit by the ProLock ransomware? You might want to read this before you pay any money to the criminals behind the attack.

Tarkett floored by cyber attack

French flooring company Tarkett has revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack on April 29th, and that its operations continue to be disrupted as a result.

Shade ransomware calls it a day, 750,000 decryption keys released

Even if you can’t pay the ransom and don’t have a backup, don’t destroy your garbled data believing that you’ll never be able to recover it. Maybe one day someone will build a tool that can do a job, or a ransomware gang will have a change of heart.

Maze ransomware – what you need to know

Maze is a particularly sophisticated strain of Windows ransomware that has hit companies and organisations around the world, demanding a cryptocurrency payment be made in return for the safe recovery of encrypted data.

But what makes Maze so dangerous is that it also steals the data it finds, and threatens to publish it if the ransom is not paid.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

IT services giant Cognizant hit by Maze ransomware attack

The Maze group’s attacks see corporate victims not only infected with file-encrypting ransomware, but also threatened with the publication of stolen data if extortion demands are not met.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Report: Travelex paid hackers $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin after ransomware attack

Travelex reportedly paid US $2.3 million worth of Bitcoin to the REvil ransomware gang, who had threatened to publish personal data of customers stolen from the foreign currency exchange service.

Cybersecurity insurance firm Chubb investigates its own ransomware attack

A notorious ransomware gang claims to have successfully compromised the infrastructure… of a company selling cyberinsurance.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.