New Ransom Payment Schemes Target Executives, Telemedicine

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them...

U.K. Water Supplier Hit with Clop Ransomware Attack

A U.K. water supplier suffered a disruption in its corporate IT systems Monday as a result of a cyber-attack but claims that its water supply was not affected. Meanwhile, the alleged attack perpetrator—the Clop ransomware group—claimed the attack was on another, larger water utility, which for it...