The next generation of international ransomware gangs will likely target weaknesses in…
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BlackCat and Clop gangs both claim cyber attack on Estée Lauder | Computer Weekly
Estée Lauder Companies, the organisation behind global cosmetics brands such as Aveda, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Mac and Origins, has suffered a cyber attack that appears to have been the work of two distinct groups, namely the…
Kool & The Gang’s George Brown strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ catalog deal with Primary Wave…
Primary Wave Music has acquired again.Just last week, the company announced a deal with Joey Tempest, the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe, acquiring what it says is a portion of his music publishing catalog, encompassing five…
Pix Gangs’ cash in on Brazil’s mobile payments boom
When a man approached Maria on Facebook, the 61-year-old Brazilian widow thought she might have another chance at love. She never imagined their budding online relationship would turn into a financial nightmare.
The man, who said he lived…
A Security Team Is Turning This Malware Gang’s Tricks Against It
Certain cybercriminal groups like ransomware gangs, botnet operators, and financial fraud scammers get specific attention for their attacks and operations. But the larger ecosystem that underlies digital crime includes an array of actors…
Hitachi Energy emerges as victim of Clop gang’s Fortra attack | Computer Weekly
Hitachi Energy, the multibillion-dollar power and energy solutions division of Japan’s Hitachi conglomerate, has confirmed that some employee data was accessed by the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware cartel in an attack on its systems that…
Ransomware gangs harass victims to ‘bypass’ backups | Computer Weekly
Ransomware gangs are becoming increasingly assertive and aggressive in their approaches to victims, resorting to high-pressure tactics including campaigns of targeted harassment to extort money, even from those that have paid…
Pandemic Stress, Gangs, and Utter Fear Fueled a Rise in Teen Shootings
By Liz Szabo
Diego never imagined he’d carry a gun.
Not as a child, when shots were fired outside his Chicago-area home. Not at age 12, when one of his friends was gunned down.
Diego’s mind changed at 14, when he…
Check out the first gameplay footage for Gangs of Sherwood
Golly, what a day…
As part of this morning’s Nacon Connect live stream, the publisher offered up our first look at the gameplay of co-op action adventure Gangs of Sherwood, which is currently in development at Appeal Studios for PC and…
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
For years, Russia-based ransomware gangs have launched crippling attacks against businesses, hospitals, and public sector bodies, extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from victims and causing untold disruption. And they’ve done so with…