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IBM cyber response chief: After 26 years in incident response, I’m more concerned about burnout than AI
I’ve spent two and a half decades responding to cyber incidents or leading teams of people who do. Over that time, I’ve watched the threat landscape evolve from opportunistic attacks and early internet worms to organized cybercrime, ransomware syndicates, and
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
Welcome back to PWNED, the weekly column where we highlight some of the lowlights in corporate security. This week, we’ll talk about two scenarios, one that ended in tragedy and another that shows the power of a good defense over dedicated phishing attacks. Have a story about someone leaving a gapin
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
Welcome back to PWNED, the weekly column where we highlight some of the lowlights in corporate security. This week, we’ll talk about two scenarios, one that ended in tragedy and another that shows the power of a good defense over dedicated phishing attacks. H
Fake Decryption Tools Masked $11M Markup in Ransomware Recovery Scheme
Zohar Pinhasi was paying ransoms to obtain decryption keys and then charging victims substantially more for remediation.
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Ransomware recovery firm boss charged with secretly paying attackers and overcharging victims
The owner of Florida-based ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with fraud for allegedly paying ransomware gangs behind his clients’ backs and billing them far more than the ransom. Zohar Pinhasi (aka “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green”), a
Cisco Firewall Management Center Has Two CVSS 10.0 Unauthenticated RCEs — Interlock Ransomware Exploited One as Zero-Day
Two critical, unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center carry CVSS scores of 10.0. Both allow attackers to gain root access to the system that configures and manages the enterprise security perimeter
Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead
The United States Department of Justice has charged a man with fraud after he allegedly told clients he could decrypt files locked up by ransomware but actually paid ransoms – and seemingly got away with it for years. The Feds allege that Zohar Pinhasi – aka “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green” – ran a Fl
Medical devices patients rely on most are least prepared for quantum attacks
Threat actors are exploiting IT, IoMT, OT and IoT devices across healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) to deploy ransomware, demand payments and monetize stolen patient data, according to Forescout’s Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in Healthcare: From Data
Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead
The United States Department of Justice has charged a man with fraud after he allegedly told clients he could decrypt files locked up by ransomware but actually paid ransoms – and seemingly got away with it for years. The Feds allege that Zohar Pinhasi – aka
Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead
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Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments
The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data.