NCC Group stories

Ransomware attacks soared 81% YoY in October, disrupting new sectors while threat actors exploit antidetection tools.

September saw record levels of ransomware attacks, according to NCC Group's September Threat Pulse, with 514 victims details released in leak sites.

Keeper Security, a leader in password management, has become the first company in its field to join the CVE programme as a CNA.

It comes after back-to-back record months in June and July, largely the result of Cl0ps MOVEit exploitation and the ongoing impact of the attack.

The findings mark a 154% increase year-on-year (198 attacks in July 2022), and a 16% rise on the previous month (434 attacks in June 2023).

June’s high levels of activity has been driven by Clop’s exploitation of the MOVEit file transfer software vulnerability.

April saw the second highest volume of attacks ever recorded by NCC Group's Global Threat Intelligence team, with ransomware attacks remaining at record highs.

Ransomware attacks surged in February with a 45% increase from January, highlighting the growing threat, according to NCC Group's analysis.

Though a significant drop from the previous month, the total is the highest volume of attacks recorded in January over the last three years.

Ransomware attacks decreased by 5% in 2022, but saw a surge between February and April due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, says a report by NCC Group.

Analysis from NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence team credits the increase to returning threat actor groups resurfacing and taking the lead in November.

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

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

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.

NCC Group launches Replicate - Recover, a cloud service offering maximum resilience against disruption of third-party cloud-based software.

Ransomware attacks have increased by 288% in Q2 2021, with data leaks and double extortion becoming prevalent, warns NCC Group.

Organisations face heightened cyber attack risk due to pandemic-related budget cuts, redundancies and remote working, warns NCC Group.

DDoS extortion attacks are on the rise, with targeted organizations receiving demands to make payments in cryptocurrency to cease further attacks.

Amidst the flurry of activity during the holiday season, businesses are warned to protect themselves from DDoS attacks.

NCC Group's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution offers a human-centric, integrated approach to cybersecurity, helping prevent costly breaches.

NCC Group chosen as an Authorised Lab by IoXt Alliance to improve security standards for IoT from product development phase.

UK's Computer Misuse Act 1990 needs urgent reform to enable cybersecurity professionals to combat cybercrime effectively, says report.

Researchers from NCC Group analysed different aspects of six mid-range enterprise printers manufactured by HP, Ricoh, Xerox, Lexmark, Kyocera, and Brother.