The State of Ransomware 2025
Explore the causes and consequences of ransomware in 2025 based on findings from a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,400 organizations hit by ransomware in the last year.
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Montana Attorney General launches investigation into Lee Enterprises data breach
Bys sSeaborn Larson reports that the Montana Attorney General’s Office is investigating the Lee Enterprises ransomware attack by Qilin: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Friday his office has launched an investigation into Lee Enterprises following a cyber attack on company systems earlier this year that compromised the personal data of nearly 40,000 employees and subscribers….
CountLoader Broadens Russian Ransomware Operations With Multi-Version Malware Loader
Bys sCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware loader codenamed CountLoader that has been put to use by Russian ransomware gangs to deliver post-exploitation tools like Cobalt Strike and AdaptixC2, and a remote access trojan known as PureHVNC RAT. “CountLoader is being used either as part of an Initial Access Broker’s (IAB) toolset or by a…
Microsoft Patches 67 Vulnerabilities Including WEBDAV Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild
Bys sMicrosoft has released patches to fix 67 security flaws, including one zero-day bug in Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WEBDAV) that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 67 vulnerabilities, 11 are rated Critical and 56 are rated Important in severity. This includes 26 remote code execution flaws, 17 information…
India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards to Prevent Fraud and Misuse
Bys sIndia’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the user’s mobile number. To that end, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Arattai, Sharechat, Josh, JioChat, and Signal that use an Indian mobile number for uniquely…
Industry Letter – June 23, 2025: Impact to Financial Sector of Ongoing Global Conflicts
Bys sFrom: New York State Department of Financial Services To: All Individuals and Entities Regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services Re: Impact to Financial Sector of Ongoing Global Conflicts The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) is issuing this guidance (“Guidance”) to all individuals and entities regulated by the…
Stormous claims to have protected health info on 600,000 patients of North Country Healthcare. The data appear fake.
Bys sNorth Country HealthCare is a federally qualified community health center that provides comprehensive medical services in 14 locations in 11 communities throughout Northern Arizona. Their services include family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, dental care, behavioral health services, telemedicine, health screenings, and more. An April 2022 article about them reported that North Country served 55,000…