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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Ransomware Recovery Costs Near $2MRansomware Recovery Costs Near $2M

The cost of recovering from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in one year, Sophos researchers report.

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Apr 28, 2021
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
4 Ways CISOs Can Strengthen Their Security Resilience4 Ways CISOs Can Strengthen Their Security Resilience
byTom Kellermann
Apr 27, 2021
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Password Manager Suffers 'Supply Chain' AttackPassword Manager Suffers 'Supply Chain' Attack
byDark Reading Staff
Apr 24, 2021
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Kaspersky: Targeted Ransomware Grows Nearly 800%Kaspersky: Targeted Ransomware Grows Nearly 800%
Apr 24, 2021
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Mimecast Report: 61% of Organizations Were Infected with Ransomware in 2020Mimecast Report: 61% of Organizations Were Infected with Ransomware in 2020
Apr 23, 2021
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Prometei Botnet Adds New Twist to Exchange Server AttacksPrometei Botnet Adds New Twist to Exchange Server Attacks
byDark Reading Staff
Apr 23, 2021
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Supernova Malware Actors Masqueraded as Remote Workers to Access Breached Network
Supernova Malware Actors Masqueraded as Remote Workers to Access Breached Network
Apr 22, 2021
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Name That Toon: Greetings, Earthlings
Name That Toon: Greetings, Earthlings
Apr 22, 2021
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byJohn Klossner, Cartoonist
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Netacea Releases "Buying Bad Bots Wholesale: The Genesis Market" Report
Netacea Releases "Buying Bad Bots Wholesale: The Genesis Market" Report
Apr 22, 2021
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Justice Dept. Creates Task Force to Stop Ransomware Spread
Justice Dept. Creates Task Force to Stop Ransomware Spread
Apr 22, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Mandiant Advantage Expands SaaS platform with New Mandiant Automated Defense Module
Mandiant Advantage Expands SaaS platform with New Mandiant Automated Defense Module
Apr 22, 2021
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Foreign Spies Target British Nationals With Fake Social Media Profiles
Foreign Spies Target British Nationals With Fake Social Media Profiles
Apr 21, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Sift Streamlines Digital Trust & Safety Suite to Protect Merchants Against the Fraud Economy
Sift Streamlines Digital Trust & Safety Suite to Protect Merchants Against the Fraud Economy
Apr 21, 2021
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Attackers Compromised Code-Checking Vendor's Tool for Two Months
Attackers Compromised Code-Checking Vendor's Tool for Two Months
Apr 20, 2021
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byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
White House Scales Back Response to SolarWinds & Exchange Server Attacks
White House Scales Back Response to SolarWinds & Exchange Server Attacks
Apr 19, 2021
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
High-Level Admin of FIN7 Cybercrime Group Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
High-Level Admin of FIN7 Cybercrime Group Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Apr 17, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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US Formally Attributes SolarWinds Attack to Russian Intelligence Agency
US Formally Attributes SolarWinds Attack to Russian Intelligence Agency
Apr 16, 2021
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Software Developer Arrested in Computer Sabotage Case
Software Developer Arrested in Computer Sabotage Case
Apr 16, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Compromised Microsoft Exchange Server Used to Host Cryptominer
Compromised Microsoft Exchange Server Used to Host Cryptominer
Apr 14, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Dark Reading to Upgrade Site Design, Performance
Dark Reading to Upgrade Site Design, Performance
Apr 13, 2021
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byTim Wilson, Editor in Chief
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Imperva Research Labs Reveals Bot Traffic Climbs to Record High in 2020
Imperva Research Labs Reveals Bot Traffic Climbs to Record High in 2020
Apr 13, 2021
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600K Payment Card Records Leaked After Swarmshop Breach
600K Payment Card Records Leaked After Swarmshop Breach
Apr 9, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Handcuffs Over AI: Solving Security Challenges With Law Enforcement
Handcuffs Over AI: Solving Security Challenges With Law Enforcement
Apr 8, 2021
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byCharles Herring, CTO and Co-Founder, WitFoo
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Cring Ransomware Used in Attacks on European Industrial Firms
Cring Ransomware Used in Attacks on European Industrial Firms
Apr 8, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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SecOps and DevOps: From Cooperation to Automation
SecOps and DevOps: From Cooperation to Automation
Apr 7, 2021
byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Inside the Web Shell Used in the Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks
Inside the Web Shell Used in the Microsoft Exchange Server Attacks
Apr 6, 2021
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byKelly Sheridan, Former Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Data from 553 Million Facebook Accounts Leaked Online
Data from 553 Million Facebook Accounts Leaked Online
Apr 6, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Hackers Demand $40M in Ransom From Florida School District
Hackers Demand $40M in Ransom From Florida School District
Apr 3, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Inside the Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Exchange Servers
Inside the Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Exchange Servers
Apr 2, 2021
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byKelly Sheridan, Former Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
WatchGuard Report: Fileless Malware, Cryptominers and Network Attacks Have Surged
WatchGuard Report: Fileless Malware, Cryptominers and Network Attacks Have Surged
Apr 2, 2021
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Kansas Man Indicted for Hacking, Tampering With Water Utility System
Kansas Man Indicted for Hacking, Tampering With Water Utility System
Apr 2, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Google Updates on Campaign Targeting Security Researchers
Google Updates on Campaign Targeting Security Researchers
Apr 1, 2021
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
What We Know (and Don't Know) So Far About the 'Supernova' SolarWinds Attack
What We Know (and Don't Know) So Far About the 'Supernova' SolarWinds Attack
Mar 31, 2021
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byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
SolarWinds Experimenting With New Software Build System
SolarWinds Experimenting With New Software Build System
Mar 31, 2021
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Top 5 Attack Techniques May Be Easier to Detect Than You Think
Top 5 Attack Techniques May Be Easier to Detect Than You Think
Mar 31, 2021
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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