The Canvas Hack Shows Ransomware Isn’t Going Anywhere

The Canvas ransomware attack highlights that threat actors will target digital platforms to gain access to downstream systems.

FBI warns of in-person data theft attacks from extortion gang

The FBI warned on Tuesday that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion gang is now targeting U.S.-based law firms in ...
CNN

What we know about the Canvas hack that has impacted thousands of schools

A cyberattack shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US Thursday, depriving students and teachers of essential classroom materials — at a time when many are ...
Bleeping Computer

Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist

Your backup plan probably won’t survive a ransomware attack. Why? Because backups fail during ransomware attacks when attackers deliberately target and destroy backup systems before launching ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Fallout from the ransomware attack on Canvas used by thousands of universities

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A single attack brought a digital blackout to universities across the country. A former White House official says artificial intelligence was used in this attack. He says while the ...
Business Wire

BlackFog Q1 Ransomware Report: Only 1 in 9 Ransomware Attacks Made Public as Data Exfiltration Hits 96%

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackFog, the leader in ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today revealed findings from its analysis of global ransomware activity from January - ...
Wired

Foxconn Ransomware Attack Shows Nothing Is Safe Forever

Famous for helping build Apple’s iPhones, Foxconn just suffered another cyberattack, highlighting the perils of warehousing some of the world’s most valuable data. “Ransomware groups are increasingly ...
Microsoft

The Gentlemen ransomware: Dissecting a self-propagating Go encryptor

Microsoft Threat Intelligence presents a comprehensive analysis of The Gentlemen, a Go-based ransomware deployed by ...
WXYZ

Ransomware attack takes down Canvas at colleges nationwide including in Michigan

A group called 'Shiny Hunters' is claiming responsibility for a nationwide ransomware attack on the Canvas learning platform, threatening to leak data if schools don ...
Business Wire

Majority of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) Consider Paying Cybercriminals to End Ransomware Attacks, According to New Absolute Security Research

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifty-eight percent of cybersecurity leaders would consider paying cybercriminals to end a ransomware attack, with 46 percent ranking operational downtime as the most ...
Redmondmag.com

Microsoft Disrupts Fox Tempest Malware-Signing Service Used in Ransomware Attacks

Microsoft has disrupted a cybercrime service that allegedly helped ransomware operators and other attackers make malware appear as verified software, the company said last week.
CSOonline

Iranian state-backed spies pose as ransomware slingers in false flag attacks

MuddyWater is muddying the waters of incident response with a ruse to cover data exfiltration and cyber-sabotage, according to a new report. An Iranian state-sponsored espionage group is pretending to ...