In an impressive turn of events, ransomware payments globally have decreased significantly, falling over a third to $813 million in 2024, primarily driven by victims' increased resistance to cybercriminals and effective actions by law enforcement agencies. Despite ransomware attacks continuing
With the rise of language models (LLMs) in various applications, security has become a paramount concern, especially as new jailbreaking techniques emerge. Jailbreaking involves bypassing the built-in safety measures of LLMs to elicit harmful, biased, or inappropriate outputs. Recent research by
The rapid shift to remote work has fundamentally altered the landscape of work and posed new challenges in ensuring cyber security. As companies adapted to the new normal, the pivot from traditional office environments to remote settings presented both opportunities and vulnerabilities in the realm
The February 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth-owned health tech company, stands as the largest data breach of health and medical data in U.S. history. Approximately 190 million Americans were affected by this cyberattack, revealing significant vulnerabilities in the
The UK government is considering a groundbreaking move to ban ransomware payments within the public sector, led by the Home Office. This proposal aims to prohibit entities such as the National Health Service (NHS), educational institutions, and local councils from succumbing to ransomware demands.
The UK Government has unveiled a consultation document titled "Ransomware legislative proposals: reducing payments to cyber criminals and increasing incident reporting," aimed at addressing the escalating threat of ransomware attacks. Released on January 14, 2025, the document outlines
In recent months, the threat landscape has evolved with ransomware campaigns exploiting the functionalities of Microsoft’s Office 365 platform, with two particular groups of threat actors becoming prominent. Sophos X-Ops’ Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has been actively responding to inc
