PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2017

was the number one target for ransomware last year. To start, ransomware threats escalated globally through 2016 in size, number and kind. Likewise, they registered a 36 percent increase in ransomware attacks globally in the same period. It’s no surprise, then, that the written amount of ransomware has gone up and that the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

Another case of bitcoin ransomware has left one Kentucky hospital in an “internal state of emergency,” according to a report from Krebs On Security. Just yesterday (March 21) PYMNTS reported about a town that was being held hostage via a bitcoin ransomware attack. And last month?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Governments Say ‘No More’ To Ransomware. The company announced that law enforcement agencies from 13 more countries have signed up to fight ransomware, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Colombia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America has been hit with ransomware, with cybercriminals demanding a payment in bitcoin to a specific wallet address. The ransomware caused Atlanta’s courthouse documents, and services like payment processing, to become inaccessible. However, not everyone agrees.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

For example, in April 2020 a RaaS (Ransomware as a Service) group called Sodinokibi (a former affiliate with the GrandCrab RaaS group) stated that future ransom request payments will be in Monero (XMR) rather than bitcoin (BTC) due to transaction privacy concerns," the agency states in its RFP. Even the U.S.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 18, 2016

(The Paypers) Law enforcement agencies from 13 countries have signed up to fight ransomware together with the private sector by joining the No More Ransom project.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Federal law enforcement is helping in the investigation. The district staff reported this electronic viral attack to local law enforcement, state officials and the FBI. An investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement is ongoing at this time.”. As a result, Gov.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

BEC is not the only cyberattack causing corporate losses, however, as ransomware threats continue to ramp up as well. In Q4 2019, 104 percent more ransomware payouts were made than in Q3 , with the average payment during Q4 hitting $84,116, according to Coveware’s Q4 Ransomware Marketplace Report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As it recovers from a ransomware attack that started last week, business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is in its last stages of putting all of its systems online from backups. The company told customers in an e-mail that it was working with law enforcement as well as an outside security firm to look into the breach’s extent.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

From high-profile ransomware attacks and terrorist financing to scams that wiped out millions in savings, global crypto crime has become an urgent concern. In 2024, law enforcement traced a series of cryptocurrency transactions to local hawala networks, which facilitated money transfers between terrorist cells.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Further, expect ransomware to catch up to distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in prevalence. DDoS and ransomware will also be used to attack cloud-based data centers. Both criminal and more legitimate organizations are expected to utilize this particular form of cyberattack in 2017. The urgency is real.

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The Paypers

JULY 25, 2016

(The Paypers) The Dutch National Police, Europol , Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have joined forces to launch an initiative called ‘No More Ransom’, to fight ransomware together.

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Despite the enormous efforts banks put into AML monitoring, the effectiveness of the overall system to combat financial crime is disappointingly low: for example, only 4% of SARs prompt law enforcement inquiry. There Will Be More Ransomware Attacks and Potential Sanctions Risk Implications.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

As the crypto market expands, Canadian policymakers and law enforcement officials need to leverage external parties who specialize in blockchain forensic analysis if they intend to build resistance to illicit activity,” said Dina Mainville, CipherTrace sales director for Canada, in a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Mitiga is working with law enforcement after uncovering a widespread business email compromise (BEC) scam that has netted more than $15 million. According to a PYMNTS report, there were 33 percent more ransomware payments made by businesses during the first quarter of 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and regulators with the Financial Conduct Authority were already looking into the cyberattack, with the NCSC saying it would work closely with law enforcement. Cybersecurity company McAfee had previously linked Sodinokibi attacks to Iran.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Fraud was all over the headlines this past week, with top stories related to Travelex’s ransomware payment , Luckin Coffee’s internal accounting fraud investigation, and new research anticipating an ongoing surge in payments fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

In late December, Los Angeles Valley College found itself to be the latest victim of a ransomware attack — when malicious software is used by to block access to files until demands are met. In consultation with district and college leadership, outside cybersecurity experts and law enforcement, a payment of $28,000 was made by the district.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

North Korean cyberattackers are also thought to be behind this year’s WannaCry global ransomware attack. According to South Korean officials, the attempts — which netted several thousand dollars — were withdrawn before South Korean law enforcement identified the ruse after six days.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2016

According to the research, 70 percent of companies say they pay up when targeted by a ransomware attack — an attack in which hackers take corporate data hostage unless the victim pays a ransom — despite the FBI advising organizations not to do so, reports by CyberScoop said last week. companies’ cybersecurity measures.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 30, 2024

By bringing in law enforcement, ransomware victims saved on average nearly $1million in breach costs compared to those who didn’t – that savings excludes the ransom payment for those that paid. Most ransomware victims (63 per cent) who involved law enforcement were also able to avoid paying a ransom.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Thus, for criminals, at times bitcoin and other cryptos are a conduit to money laundering, ransomware and, at times, just trying to hide in plain sight. As reported in chainalysis.com , a number of law enforcement agencies announced arrests and forfeitures tied to the crackdown on the site.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

The annual study found that hackers are continuing to rely on attack methods such as phishing and ransomware , both of which enable them to capitalize on the element of human error. For example, the study found that nearly 63 percent of confirmed data breaches involved using weak, default or stolen passwords.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

Reuters and others reported that the ransomware infections that hit computers worldwide likely trace their genesis to the U.S. fell victim Friday (May 12) of a cyberattack , while several companies in Spain were hit with a ransomware attack. National Security Agency, and Friday’s tally comes to more than 126,000 cases of infection.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

This is a dramatic turn of events for the young hacker, who was briefly a hero after discovering the kill switch for the global ransomware attack “WannaCry” in May. Relationships between cyber researchers (“ethical hackers”) and law enforcement are already tense, they say, and this cybercrime news can only make it worse.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Although the details have yet to be released, it’s believed that an employee’s computer was exposed to the ransomware through a phishing scam or by accidentally downloading it. The servers have now been locked up, and the FBI and Bureau of Criminal Investigation have been notified. We’re dealing with a criminal element.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

And as law-enforcement tries to stay a step ahead of bad actors, it comes as no surprise that airports around the globe are investing in new biometric technology to authenticate and identify travelers before they board planes or pass through customs — and digital identity providers are looking to cater to this growing demand.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

Law enforcement in South Korea is looking into Youbit, the South Korean bitcoin exchange that was the subject of a heist that brought the exchange down, and are investigating the prospect that North Korea may have been involved. North Korea has denied it is involved in any of the recent hacks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

This past week saw the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announce a new law enforcement initiative that focuses on bad actors who seek to commit crimes against small businesses. As many as 35 percent of firms were hit by ransomware attacks, and when ransoms were demanded, 12 percent opted to pay up. The U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

billion a year and ransomware results in $1 billion in criminal earnings. Those capabilities certainly are valuable to the cybersecurity world, especially to law enforcement, as regulators are constantly sprinting to design legislation appropriate for the constantly evolving world of cyberattacks. ”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

41,000: the average payout of a ransomware attack , new data from Coverware revealed. In its announcement of the new research, the ETA also called on the Canadian government to introduce a tax incentive for small businesses to obtain cyber insurance and boost their cyber resilience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The data led industry experts to warn companies that they should report cybercrime as soon as possible to law enforcement, though some officials agree that the mechanisms to report such crimes are far from straightforward and streamlined. billion in losses hit U.K. Like in the U.S., fraudsters are targeting U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

Even more ironically, T-Systems has, in the past, sponsored an “ethical hacking” contest and now seems interested in collaborating with the teen, despite having turned him over to law enforcement for committing fraud. He’d probably have more fun at the U.K.’s s cybersecurity rehab camp. In other news….

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Malware attacks, such as ransomware and viruses, infect systems through malicious software or email attachments. You likely need to report the breach to law enforcement, business partners, investors, affected businesses and customers, and anyone who may have had their data exposed.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

The black market took a hit when, in July, law enforcement took down two of the biggest dark web marketplaces, AlphaBay and Hansa Market. On the dark web, some of those false listings come from law enforcement trying to bait criminals. It’s not that these sites didn’t have security or verification before.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Qaiser’s ransomware then would display a message designed to mimic the look and feel of a communication from law enforcement, a message that said the person on the other end had broken the law by accessing online pornography. Ransomware Trends. It was almost impossible to defend against.

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