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Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.

Threat activity has spiked in Q2 2022, with malware events rising by 25%, botnets doubling, and exploit activity growing almost 150%, says Nuspire's report.

Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.

Radware has been named a Product, Innovation, Market and Overall Leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass report for Web Application Firewalls.

Kaspersky's study uncovers that more than half believe a ransomware attack against their business is too small to worry about.

Ping Identity has appointed Deloitte Australia as a Consulting Technology Partner, uniting its offerings with the company's consulting services.

Ping Identity has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass report for Access Management.

The number of victims of ransomware attacks appears to have stabilised during April 2022, according to NCC Group.

Asia Pacific has ranked the third-highest region globally to be targeted by ransomware, according to cybersecurity firm Group-IB.

ForgeRock has officially introduced ForgeRock Autonomous Access, a new solution that uses AI to prevent identity-based cyber attacks and fraud.

Individual consumers are the number one target of cybercriminals, closely followed by the healthcare vertical, according to a new report.

Individual consumers are the prime target of cyber criminals, followed by the healthcare sector, according to a report by Trellix's Threat Labs.

The average ransom demand in cases worked by the Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 security consultants rose 144% in 2021 to $2.2 million.

According to NCC Group's Strategic Threat Intelligence team, ransomware attacks increased by 52.89% compared to January.

Delinea has reported a record annual recurring revenue for the 2021 fiscal year, along with a range of new customer acquisitions globally.

The report named three new threat groups targeting ICS/OT environments, including two that gained access into OT systems of industrial organisations.

The findings build upon a gradual but noticeable rise in ransomware attacks since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Global cyber security and risk mitigation firm, NCC Group, has identified a considerable decrease in ransomware attacks in December 2021.

In December, Trickbot claimed the top spot as most prevalent malware, overtaking Formbook which was in first place in November 2021.

Cybercrime flourished in 2021, and there are no signs that it will slow down in 2022. There are several factors behind this high-confidence prediction.