Ransomware payments hit record $1.1B: report
Ransomware payments soared in 2023, reaching a record $1.1 billion extorted from targets of the scheme, according to research by Chainalysis. report It was released on Wednesday. The New York-based company’s report details how ransomware attackers are targeting companies like British Airways and their infrastructure, which has led to soaring ransoms. . The report said […]
Russian ransomware gang claims it stole ‘classified and top secret documents’ from US intelligence
A group of Russian hackers claimed to have infiltrated a technology company responsible for handling “confidential and top-secret” documents for the U.S. intelligence community. BlackCat, also known as ALPHV, is threatening to sell or release more than 20 documents related to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which conducts background checks and insider threat analysis, […]