(Getty Images) State Department offers $10 million reward for help identifying DarkSide ringleaders The bounty comes some six months after the group breached Colonial Pipeline, vaulting ransomware into the public consciousness. Nov 4, 2021 By Tonya Riley
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND – FEBRUARY 26: The booth of the National Rifle Association of America is seen at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A Russian-speaking ransomware gang says it hacked the National Rifle Association An NRA spokesperson declined to comment when reached by phone. Oct 27, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Getty Images) Candy corn producer says ransomware incident ‘not likely’ to sour Halloween supplies The Ferrara candy-maker says it's avoiding its own horror story. Oct 20, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Three combines guided by GPS technology, harvest wheat in close formation. (Getty Images) NSA, DHS shine light on BlackMatter ransomware threat to food industry, demands of up to $15 million Monero appears to be a currency of choice. Oct 18, 2021 By Tim Starks
Pedestrians pass before an Olympus showroom in Tokyo. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images) Olympus probes apparent cyberattack, its second in less than a month The ransomware gang BlackMatter was a suspect in a prior incident. Oct 12, 2021
A French wheat cooperative (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/GettyImages) Exposed ransomware negotiations shed light on cybercrime, but complicate things for victims The hijacking raises questions about what happens with sensitive negotiations become public. Sep 24, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Wheat is displayed for judging at the Cedar County Fair on July 13, 2018 in Tipton, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Ransomware gang strikes Iowa agriculture business New Cooperative, the latest hack on food supply chain The hack follows this summer's ransomware attack on meat supplier JBS. Sep 20, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) Olympus investigating reported ransomware attack with BlackMatter hallmarks The Japanse company said it held up data transfers in some business areas as security personnel look into the matter. Sep 13, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Is the Groove ransomware gang is a motley crew of disgruntled hackers, or a hoax? The group emerges as cracks form in the ransomware-as-a-service model. Sep 9, 2021 By Tim Starks
Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger briefs reporters from the White House on Feb. 17. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A US official explains why the White House decided not to ban ransomware payments Anne Neuberger says the administration is also exploring cryptocurrency regulation. Aug 4, 2021 By Tonya Riley