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This Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Tracker Shows How Much Cybercriminals Have Heisted
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, but quantifying the scope of the problem can be tricky when only the most high-profile cases make headlines. Enter Ransomwhere, the crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker with a punny name that means to shine a light on these cyberattacks that have increasingly rattled governments and businesses around the world. Jack…
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A Large Ransomware Attack Has Ensnared Hundreds of Companies
A ransomware attack on international IT firm Kaseya appears to have infected hundreds of smaller sized businesses that rely on the company’s product, including many based in the U.S.
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Leaked Apple Documents Inadvertently Helped the Right-to-Repair Movement
Cyberattacks are rarely useful to anybody except cyber-attackers, but a recent ransomware incident has had some unexpected upsides for those in the right-to-repair community, new coverage from Motherboard suggests.
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Acer Reportedly Hit With $65 Million Ransomware Attack, Says Companies Like It ‘Are Constantly Under Attack’
Acer has purportedly become the victim of a massive ransomware attack, in which hackers are asking for $US50 ($65) million to release the company’s stolen data, Bleeping Computer reported on Friday. Nonetheless, the company has not publicly confirmed the attack, vaguely stating that, “companies like us are constantly under attack.”