U.S., Australia and Britain sanction Zservers for supporting ransomware
Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced a joint effort with Britain and Australia to sanction a Russian-based Internet hosting provider…
Law enforcement, victim resilience lead to 35% year-over-year drop in ransomware payments
"The market never returned to the previous status quo following the collapse of LockBit and BlackCat/ALPHV," said Lizzie Cookson, senior director of incident response at…
US sanctions China cyber firm for potentially deadly ransomware attack | Cybercrime News
Some firewalls targeted in the US were protecting critical infrastructure companies, the US Treasury Department says.A Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its researchers have…
Indonesia’s Ransomware Attack: Lessons in Digital Risk Management for Smart Cities -Part 2
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Raine Renaldi* In the first part of this article, we identified various digital risks associated with the implementation of smart cities…
Indonesia’s Ransomware Attack: Lessons in Digital Risk Management for Smart Cities Part 1
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Raine Renaldi* In recent years, smart cities have become a major focus in many developing countries. Smart cities combine information and…
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian national for leading LockBit ransomware group
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions, including a $10 million reward for the arrest and/or conviction of the Russian national identified as the…
Ukrainian hacker accused of the Kaseya ransomware attack sentenced to 13 years
May 2 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian hacker accused of being behind the infamous Kaseya cyberattack of 2021 has been sentenced to more than 13 years…
LockBit Ransomware Takedown: US and UK Seize Infrastructure, Charge Individuals, Offer Decryption Help to Victims
In a major blow to global cybercrime, law enforcement agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom have teamed up to disrupt the operations…
Britain, international allies seize operations of LockBit ransomware group
Britain's National Crime Agency said Tuesday it seized the operations of ransomware group LockBit, taking control of its website, seen here, where it will share…