The British Library, one of the largest libraries globally and the national library of the United Kingdom, has acknowledged that a ransomware attack resulted in the theft of internal data. In late October, the British Library disclosed an unspecified cybersecurity incident that caused a “major technology outage” across its London and Yorkshire sites. This outage … Read more
Fidelity National Financial, also known as FNF, a prominent real estate services company specializing in title insurance and escrow services, disclosed a cyberattack it experienced last Tuesday. Following the announcement, homeowners with mortgages and potential property buyers associated with FNF or its numerous subsidiaries found themselves in a state of confusion and concern, uncertain about … Read more
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on a Russian national for allegedly laundering millions of dollars’ worth of victim ransom payments on behalf of individuals associated with the notorious Ryuk ransomware group. According to an announcement from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Ekaterina Zhdanova, 37, is accused of utilizing virtual currency … Read more
The U.S. government has stated that Royal, one of the most active ransomware gangs in recent years, is preparing to rebrand or spin off with a new name, Blacksuit. In an update this week to a previously published joint advisory about the Royal ransomware gang, the FBI and U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA announced that the … Read more
Europol, along with international law enforcement partners, has apprehended five individuals suspected of involvement in a series of ransomware attacks affecting over 1,800 victims worldwide. The arrests, including the apprehension of the criminal gang’s leader, age 32, and four of his most active accomplices, followed raids at 30 properties across Ukraine last week, according to … Read more
The British Library has informed customers that their personal data may have been compromised during a recent ransomware attack, causing the library’s systems and website to be offline for the past month. A notice sent to customers this week, seen by TechCrunch, revealed that the British Library’s customer relation management (CRM) databases were accessed during … Read more