It’s the kind of note that grabs you by the shirt and doesn’t let go: “All of your files are stolen and encrypted.”The next thing you read is the extortion demand: pay up, or else.In this scenario, your organization has a limited amount of time to ask a series of critical questions before making the ultimate choice. Are you defined as critical infrastructure? Is personal identifiable information at risk? Answers to those questions as well as others will lead to other questions, all of which will contribute to the ultimate question: Do you pay the ransom or not.
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Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Cetus had nearly $223 million pilfered following an attack on Thursday, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Hackread reports that Coca-Cola and bottling partner Coca-Cola Europacific Partners were purportedly compromised by the Everest ransomware operation and Gehenna hacking group, respectively, in separate intrusions.
