A recent announcement from an individual claiming affiliation with the LockBit ransomware gang signals a potential resurgence of the cyber criminal group’s activities, with a new phase supposedly launching in February 2025. Despite the significant disruption caused by the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Operation Cronos in early 2024, which dismantled much of LockBit’s infrastructure, the … Read more
Supply chain software giant Blue Yonder says it is investigating claims of data theft after a ransomware gang threatened to publish troves of data stolen from the company. Arizona-based Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software to thousands of organizations including DHL, Starbucks and Walgreens, was hit by a cyberattack on November 21. The … Read more
The City of Columbus, Ohio’s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents during a July ransomware attack. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Columbus confirmed that a “foreign cyber threat actor” compromised its network to access information including residents’ names, dates of birth, addresses, identification documents, Social Security … Read more
International law enforcement agencies have scored another victory against the LockBit gang, with a series of arrests and the seizure of servers used within the notorious ransomware group’s infrastructure. As Europol has detailed in a press release, international authorities have continued to work on “Operation Cronos”, and now arrested four people, seized servers, and implemented … Read more
A infamous ransomware group has demanded greater than half a billion {dollars} from victims in lower than two years. That staggering statistic has been made public in an replace to a joint advisory issued by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Company (CISA) and the FBI, warning organisations concerning the menace posed by the BlackSuit gang. … Read more
