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    In today’s interconnected healthcare ecosystem, no entity operates in isolation. This reality makes cross-border and cross-sector collaboration essential. Cybercriminals operate without regard for national boundaries, and our defenses must be equally borderless.
    Errol Weiss
    June 17, 2025
    Ransomware in healthcare: From IT crisis to operational emergency.

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    Ransomware-as-a-service — known as RaaS — operators such as LockBit rely on networks of other malicious hackers known as affiliates to carry out attacks. RaaS operators provide the malware and infrastructure to affiliates, and the two sides share the ransom paid.
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    Steve Lasky
    Feb. 5, 2024
    We need to begin by understanding that MOAB was more of a collection of leaked data that had been previously breached
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    David Divitt
    Jan. 19, 2024
    Business leaders must recognize that fraud actors are not a static threat and are constantly evolving
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    Aaron Walton
    Jan. 16, 2024
    AI grabs the headlines, but it is existing risks that pose cybersecurity’s biggest challenges
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    Josh Hall
    Dec. 20, 2023
    Highlighting the risks across an organization’s cyber landscape can create impetus to upgrade mitigation strategies
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    Jason Rebholz
    Dec. 13, 2023
    New tactics are needed to meet the challenges of more aggressive hack attacks
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    Ani Chaudhuri
    Dec. 12, 2023
    Comprehensive lessons from major data breaches and emerging cyber threats
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    Dec. 4, 2023
    While there hasn't been a headline popping story to rival Colonial Pipeline, there has been a steady stream of breaches
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    Ransomware initiators are contracting with specialists of all kinds, opening up opportunities for talent from a variety of disciplines.
    Martin Zugec
    Nov. 6, 2023
    Employing dedicated tools to hunt threats and flag potential hazards will make all the difference in combating ransomware threats
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    Oct. 12, 2023
    From the launch of Lockbit’s affiliate program to new languages featured within BlackCat’s latest family, the impact and scale that RaaS offers ransomware gangs has proven successful...
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    Oct. 11, 2023
    Research uncovers exploitation of QR codes growing area of concern; education sector prime target for threat actors; ransomware groups collaborating more than previously thought...
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    Key findings from the research also show a rise in double-extortion attacks, self-managed websites targeted for malware delivery, threat actors continuing to exploit older software...
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    Sept. 26, 2023
    Two of the most advanced variants focus on Android banking apps - BrasDex in Latin America and Xenomorph in the U.S. and Europe use Automated Transfer Systems (ATS) malware.
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    The study also indicates that configuration data faces an increasingly significant risk of compromise, with more than half of respondents indicating this data class was affected...
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    Aug. 24, 2023
    This strategic acquisition reinforces Malwarebytes' commitment to privacy by giving users more control over their information, no matter where or how they choose to browse and...
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    Aug. 24, 2023
    The comprehensive report leverages intelligence provided by network and application attack activity sourced from Radware’s Cloud and Managed Services, Global Deception Network...