Riviera Beach, a Florida city of 35,000 people, suffered a ransomware attack nearly three weeks ago. On Monday (June 17th), the city council voted unanimously to pay the $600,000 ransom demanded to…

After nearly three weeks of Microsoft urging Windows users to patch their systems, the National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a rare advisory, warning users to update their systems to protect…

On May 7, an unknown hacker group infected Baltimore’s city government with ransomware variant RobbinHood. Over two weeks later, the city is still unable to provide basic city services, and according…

Municipalities in California, Florida, Maine, New York, and North Carolina were victims of ransomware attacks in the month of April. The financial constraints placed on a city’s ability to spend…

According to a recent Malwarebytes report, ransomware attacks on businesses increased 195 percent in the first quarter of 2019. Moreover, compared to the first quarter of 2018, ransomware attacks on…

As users become more and more aware of malspam (malware spam), or phishing emails, hackers are finding different ways to distribute ransomware. DLL CryptoMix is the latest example of ransomware…

Arizona Beverages (Arizona), one of the largest beverage suppliers in the United States, was hit by a massive ransomware attack last month. The ransomware, believed to be iEncrypt, was triggered…

The Chief Information Security Officer, better known as the CISO, is a relatively new C-suite position that oversees a company’s information security program. As billions were affected by…

Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world, has been forced to switch to partial manual operations due to a ransomware attack. The company announced Tuesday that it was the…