LA County Hit with DoppelPaymer Ransomware Attack

The DoppelPaymer ransomware operators claim that they’ve hit a Los Angeles county with a ransomware attack – and are now leaking the city’s data online, according to a recent report. Impacted is the city of Torrance, a coastal U.S. city in the South Bay region of LA, which has a population of...

'Double Extortion' Ransomware Attacks Spike

Victims of ransomware attacks now face a double whammy of headaches. Cybercriminals are increasingly inflicting more pain on ransomware victims by threatening to leak compromised data or use it in future spam attacks, if ransom demands aren’t met. The ransomware tactic, call “double extortion,”...

PLEASE_READ_ME: The Opportunistic Ransomware Devastating MySQL Servers

Guardicore Labs uncovers a Ransomware detection campaign targeting MySQL servers. Attackers use Double Extortion and publish data to pressure victims...