The number of ransomware double-extortion groups posting to leak sites hit an all-time high in May, with 40 groups actively listing victims that month, according to Secureworks’ State of the Threat 8th Edition report published Tuesday. The Secureworks report outlines the ongoing results of law enforcement disruption of ALPHV/BlackCat and LockBit between the end of … Read more
A new ransomware operation has started to leak information it claims has been stolen from organisations it has compromised around the world. In recent days Valencia Ransomware has posted on its dark web leak site’s so-called “Wall of shame” links to gigabytes of downloadable information that has seemingly been exfiltrated from a Californian municipality, a … Read more
Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash In November 2023, the CJEU cast light on the right to fair compensation under the private copying exception harmonised by Article 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive and the thorny issue of whether broadcasters are entitled to it. This post considers this judgment. The big question is whether there’s anything more to this … Read more
Optio Group, the London-based specialty managing general agent, announced it has acquired the Luxembourg-based MGA, Circles Group for an undisclosed sum, subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition of Circles, Optio’s largest in Europe to date, represents a strategically critical development in Optio’s ongoing international expansion, with the Circles Group set to become Optio’s European headquarters. … Read more
Ransomware group members arrested – In a significant breakthrough in the fight against cyber criminals, four individuals connected to the notorious LockBit ransomware gang (who have been targeting healthcare companies recently) have been arrested as part of an international operation. This effort, led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), highlights the ongoing commitment of … Read more