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16 November: An attempt at digital extortion, also known as a ransomware attack, is confirmed by the Library. [ 9 ] 20 November: Rhysida claims responsibility for the breach and launches a week-long auction for 490,191 files of data on the dark web , opening bidding at 20 bitcoin , at the time equivalent to about £ 596,000, for a single buyer.
A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
Royal ransomware quickly gained recognition as one of the most prolific ransomware groups in the fourth quarter of 2022, ranking only behind LockBit and BlackCat. According to data from the leak sites of these ransomware groups, Royal accounted for 10.7% of the successful attacks during that three-month period.
A series of powerful cyber attacks began 27 June 2017, that swamped websites of Ukrainian organizations, including banks, ministries, newspapers and electricity firms. In January 2022, Microsoft disclosed activity of a ransomware and DoS attack on various government agencies and organizations. [36] [37]
The Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom suffered a data breach in 2021–2022. [1] [2] [3]In March 2024 it was reported that the UK security services had identified the Chinese government as the perpetrator of the data breach attack. [4]
A group of more than 40 countries have signed an agreement pledging not to use central government funds to pay ransoms to cyber criminals.
The malware has been around since at least June 2019. Cyclops Blink was first reported on in February of 2022 after security advisories published by the United Kingdom's National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) and the United States' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) detailed its presence in the wild.
Qilin is a Russian-speaking cybercrime organisation that has been linked to a number of incidents, including a ransomware attack on hospitals in London. [1] [2]The group was detected by Trend Micro in August 2022 promoting ransomware called Agenda, which affiliates could tailor. [3]