Analysis of well-known Iranian hacking group points to more purely financial attacks
The government-linked hacking activity is both an intel-gathering effort as well as a money maker, researchers say.
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Inside the FBI’s quiet ‘ransomware summit’
Exclusive: A look at an unprecedented, closed-door conference that's meant to fend off the threat ravaging enterprises across the U.S.
SamSam outbreak led to FBI restructuring, top official says
The notorious ransomware forced the FBI to rethink how the bureau tackles cyber investigations.
U.S. indicts two over SamSam ransomware attacks that hit Atlanta, other cities
The indictment includes notable cases like the attacks on the city of Atlanta, the city of Newark and the Port of San Diego.
SamSam ransomware group has hit 67 organizations in 2018, researchers say
SamSam continues to have the health care sector in its sights.
LabCorp attack highlights persistent ransomware threat to health sector
Ransomware has hit the vast medical-testing and blood diagnostics company LabCorp, the latest health care organization to be targeted by the hostage-taking malware.
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As ransomware hobbled Atlanta, banks drilled for next iteration of attacks
The exercise, which assembled 18 financial institutions and the industry’s threat-sharing center, simulated a “WannaCry-like” ransomware attack.
Allscripts faces lawsuit after ransomware attack impacts doctors’ offices across U.S.
The lawsuit says Allscripts "failed to take adequate measures to protect" against cyberattack.