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22,900 MongoDB Databases Affected in Ransomware Attack

Nearly 23,000 MongoDB databases are affected in a ransomware campaign designed to wipe information from misconfigured databases lacking password protection, ZDNet reports.The attacker reportedly used an automated script to scan for exposed databases. When it found one, the script deleted the[...]

Ransomware on the Rise, Companies Prioritizing Disaster Recovery

The rampant rise of ransomware persists, with 100% of respondents – who include ITOps, backup, disaster recovery and storage admins, application and workload owners in the U.S. – reporting that their company experienced a ransomware attack in the last 12 months, Datrium reveals.With the evermore[...]

Cybercrime May Be the World's Third-Largest Economy by 2021

As organizations go digital, so does crime. Today, cybercrime is a massive business in its own right, and criminals everywhere are clamoring to get a piece of the action as companies and consumers invest trillions to stake their claim in the digital universe.That's why the World Economic Forum's[...]

Small Business Is Big Target for Ransomware

According to a new survey of senior executives, 46% of all small businesses have been the targets of a ransomware attack. And of those companies that have been hit with a ransomware attack, almost three-quarters (73%) have paid a ransom.Forty-three percent of small businesses paid between $10,000[...]

Cybercriminals Capitalize on COVID-19 Fears, Push Shady Websites, Pharmaceuticals

Shadowy sellers want to capitalize on interest in pharmaceuticals promising a potential treatment to COVID-19.NormShield researchers looked for websites using the names of 10 commonly discussed drugs over the last several months. They found a dramatic spike in the number of sites generated to get[...]

New Ransomware Grows 118% as Cybercriminals Adopt Fresh Tactics and Code Innovations

McAfee Labs saw an average of 504 new threats per minute in Q1 2019, and a resurgence of ransomware along with changes in campaign execution and code. More than 2.2 billion stolen account credentials were made available on the cybercriminal underground over the course of the quarter. Sixty-eight[...]

BitPaymer Ransomware Operators Wage Custom, Targeted Attacks

The BitPaymer ransomware operators now are creating new variants of the malware hours before deploying it on a target network - making detection much more difficult.

Customers of 3 MSPs Hit in Ransomware Attacks

Computers belonging to customers of at least three managed services providers have been hit with ransomware after attackers somehow gained access to tools used by the MSPs to remotely manage and monitor client systems.

New Malware Combines Ransomware, Coin Mining and Botnet Features in One

Windows and Linux users need to beware, as an all-in-one, destructive malware strain has been discovered in the wild that features multiple malware capabilities including ransomware, cryptocurrency miner, botnet, and self-propagating worm targeting Linux and Windows systems.

SamSam Ransomware Attacks Extorted Nearly $6 Million

Ransomware has become a multimillion-dollar black market business for cybercriminals, and SamSam being a great example.