ransom payments
FBI Alert: Dual Ransomware Attack Surge
In recent times, cybersecurity threats and dual ransomware incidents have evolved, affecting organizations worldwide. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a troubling trend pertaining to dual ransomware ...
US Gov’t Again Threatens to Prosecute Those Who Pay Ransom
On September 21, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) once again threatened sanctions against companies for paying ransom in the event that their data or systems were ...
Ransomware and the C-I-A Triad
In earlier, more innocent (?) times, cyberattacks seemed to be fairly straightforward. You have the data exfiltration attacks, where copies of sensitive personal information and intellectual property are stolen, often without the ...
Are Ransom Payments Supporting Terrorists?
Organizations, particularly those that recognize that they don’t have essential security and data recovery measures in place, have taken out cyber insurance, which they are regularly using to pay off ransomware attackers ...
