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fromTechzine Global
1 hour ago
Information security

Manufacturing sees less data encryption in cyberattacks, but still pays

Ransomware actors increasingly use data theft and extortion without encryption against manufacturers, leading to high ransom payments despite lower encryption rates.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago
Information security

Ransomware resilience may be improving in the health sector | Computer Weekly

Healthcare ransomware resilience improved: fewer organisations paid ransoms, demands and recovery costs fell, and recovery speeds increased significantly.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria's latest abduction

A bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among those abducted on the night of Saturday to Sunday from the village of Chacho in Sokoto State, a resident told the AFP news agency. Bandits stormed our village last night and kidnapped 14 persons, including a bride and 10 bridesmaids, from a house in Zango neighbourhood, said Aliyu Abdullahi, a resident of Chacho village. A baby, the baby's mother and another woman were also taken, Abdullahi added.
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fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

Scattered Spider Suspect Arrested in US

A juvenile suspected of being involved in cyberattacks against multiple Las Vegas casinos was arrested last week, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced. The attacks were attributed to the infamous hacking group Scattered Spider, and the FBI, which took over the investigation, identified a teenage male as a suspect. The unnamed teenager, the Las Vegas police say, surrendered to the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center on September 17, and was booked on identity theft, extortion, and computer intrusion charges.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

UK facing very significant' volume of cyber attacks, security minister warns

The UK government is introducing measures to deter cyber criminals from extorting businesses by banning ransom payments.
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