PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Threat Analyst Brett Callow, who works at a different security firm called Emsisoft, said the incident in question came from Maze, a ransomware group. The group steals data, and its ransomware spreads through a network and infects every computer it comes into contact with.

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Cybersecurity Data Breach Ransomware FBI 68

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have enterprises worried about cybersecurity — specifically, concerns about ransomware attacks. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal — should by no means be ignored. Compare that to ransomware, which made up just 11 percent.

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Ransomware Phishing Email Compromise Online and Mobile Banking 44

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

global ransomware attack and the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Chosun also plied its trade from locations in China (where Park was based from 2011 to 2013), according to the complaint. Chosun funneled money and manpower to the North Korean hacking organizations by doing legitimate tech-focused work from China.

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SWIFT Phishing Ransomware Central Bank 75

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

The city of Baltimore fell victim to a ransomware attack last week , as researchers began to dive into the risks of local-level government systems. Since 2013, 170 local government systems — at least — have been attacked by cybercriminals , new data from Recorded Future revealed.

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Cross-Border Data Breach Ransomware Breach 51

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

and elsewhere, the FBI found, leading to requests for $3.1 Instead, they view the currency as a quick way to retain control of their systems should they be hit by a ransomware attack, in which cybercriminals hold a corporate’s systems hostage until a ransom is paid. billion from cyberattackers since Oct.

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Email Compromise Bitcoin APACS Wire Transfer 41

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

The massive wave of crypto-ransomware cyberattacks now reported to have hit more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries shouldn’t be just another “look at how smart and cunning and horrible those cybercriminals are” headline. That was also about the same time that we began to see the spike in cyberattacks linked to ransomware.

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Bitcoin Ransomware Multi-Currency Regulations 62