LockBit ransomware attacks Essendant

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The LockBit ransomware group has attacked Essendant, a US-based distributor of office products, and is threatening to leak its data.

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Mortal Kombat ransomware forms tag team with crypto-stealing malware

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It’s like a choose your own adventure game gone horribly wrong.

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Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea

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We take a look at a guilty plea made in relation to Ryuk ransomware proceeds, and how you can best protect yourself from the threat of ransomware.

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The rise of multi-threat ransomware

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Take a look at our ten minute video walkthrough of ransomware issues and concerns.

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City worker loses USB stick containing data on every resident after day of drinking

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:26:21 +0000

We take a look at reports of a USB drive containing data on all 460k residents of a city in Japan, and how encryption helped lessen the risk.

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Ransomware attack turns 2022 into 1977 for Somerset County

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:12:10 +0000

Somerset County in New Jersey has been sent back to 1977 after a ransomware attack shut down various historical record checks.

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Eerie GoodWill ransomware forces victims to publish videos of good deeds on social media

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 16:25:17 +0000

GoodWill ransomware has victims do something other than pay a ransom to recover their files.

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