The Port of Seattle is viewed from the Bainbridge Island Ferry on November 4, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) Ransomware group releases screenshots in attempted extortion of Port of Seattle The group known as Rhysida is demanding 100 bitcoin in ransom from the port and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Sep 16, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran. (Sir Francis Canker Photography/Getty Images) Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far. Sep 6, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Planned Parenthood signage on August 19th 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images) Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms cyberattack A prolific ransomware operation claims to have stolen 93 gigabytes of data. Sep 5, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A seal for the Department of Justice is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Department of Justice Building on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims The man was extradited to the U.S. this month after being arrested in Georgia in December, prosecutors say. Aug 23, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A view of the Microsoft corporate logo in front of the Microsoft Office building on 41st street and 8th avenue on July 19, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images) Microsoft seizes domain used by Vietnamese group to sell fake accounts, services Court documents reveal Microsoft’s latest move to combat an operation that used fraudulent accounts to skirt CAPTCHA services. Jul 31, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Jeep vehicles are delivered to a dealership on June 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. A cyber attack on CDK Global, a software provider that helps dealerships manage sales and service, has crippled the workflow at approximately 15,000 dealerships across the United States and Canada. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Wallets tied to CDK ransom group received $25 million two days after attack Researchers say the wallets that received the large bitcoin payment are tied to BlackSuit affiliates. Jul 12, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Hacker illustration (Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images) As many as 165 companies ‘potentially exposed’ in Snowflake-related attacks, Mandiant says The impact of the operation targeting customers of the cloud storage giant continues to grow. Jun 10, 2024 By AJ Vicens
In this photo illustration, A ticketmaster website is shown on a computer screen on November 18, 2022 in Miami, Florida.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Entertainment giant Ticketmaster acknowledges cybersecurity incident The reported breach could involve as many as 560 million customer records. May 31, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Studio shot of an unrecognizable person wearing a dark hoodie standing against a black background. (shapecharge/Getty Images) Potent youth cybercrime ring made up of 1,000 people, FBI official says The group known as Scattered Spider is one of the most impactful cybercrime groups working today and has proven elusive to law enforcement so far. May 24, 2024 By AJ Vicens
The Boeing Company headquarters are shown January 25, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Boeing confirms attempted $200 million ransomware extortion attempt That attempt was one of multiple “extremely large” ransom demands made by LockBit over the years, authorities said. May 8, 2024 By AJ Vicens