As NYDFS prepares new, stricter regulatory updates that are launching within weeks, they are also increasing their penalties and fines to insurance and financial companies.
RaaS is typically human-operated ransomware. This means the software, which often is automated, is instead directed by a live person, in turn making the attack increasingly more effective.
Verizon warned that customer accounts and credit card information were being used by hackers to perform SIM swapping scams.
Shein, and its parent company Zoetop, has been hit by a $1.9 million dollar fine by the state of New York for lying about the severity of a data breach from 2018.
On Friday October 14th, 2.2 million MyDeal customers woke up to notice that their personal information had been breached by ransomware.
DCSO CyTec analysts say they have identified over 285 servers infected with Maggie across 42 countries to date.
The attack caused delays with surgeries, and patient care across the country. Some hospitals within the network currently have no way to access electronic health records for patients.
Investigations show that the hacker group BlackCat has published some documents on the dark web such as court records and speeding tickets. However, the hacking group claims they have up to 4 TB of stolen data.
School district officials in response had shut down most of their operating computer systems in order to mitigate the attack. However, that did not stop the ransomware group from stealing files. Preliminary investigations believe that a system used by the facilities department was what allowed the hackers access.
ALPHV, also known as the hacker group BlackCat, has claimed alleged responsibility for breaking into the US Defense Contractor firm NJVC.