The Co-Op, M&S, Harrods… You? Mitigating the Risk of Ransomware

The Co-Op, M&S, Harrods… You? Mitigating the Risk of Ransomware

The recent DragonForce cyber attacks on the Co-Op, Marks & Spencer and Harrods show the threat of ransomware is as prevalent as ever – and, despite warnings from the attackers that they’re “putting UK retailers on the Blacklist”, it’s obviously not just the retail sector that needs to be concerned. For all organisations, it can be disastrous when systems are encrypted and data is exfiltrated. According to Sophos’s State of Ransomware report for 2024, 59% of organisations were hit by ransomware attacks last year. So what can you do to counter the risk? Ransomware as a service Ransomware is, of
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Moldovan Police Arrest Suspect in €4.5M Ransomware Attack on Dutch Research Agency

Moldovan Police Arrest Suspect in €4.5M Ransomware Attack on Dutch Research Agency

Moldovan law enforcement authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign man suspected of involvement in a series of ransomware attacks targeting Dutch companies in 2021.
“He is wanted internationally for committing several cybercrimes (ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering) against companies based in the Netherlands,” officials said in a statement Monday.
In conjunction with the

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Türkiye Hackers Exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to Drop Golang Backdoors on Kurdish Servers

Türkiye Hackers Exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to Drop Golang Backdoors on Kurdish Servers

A Türkiye-affiliated threat actor exploited a zero-day security flaw in an Indian enterprise communication platform called Output Messenger as part of a cyber espionage attack campaign since April 2024.
“These exploits have resulted in a collection of related user data from targets in Iraq,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said. “The targets of the attack are associated with the Kurdish

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