![Ransomware business drops down the loo](/media/k2/items/cache/7e83928dbc7905b195723487aa5eded3_Generic.jpg)
Ransomware business drops down the loo
The sound of the world’s smallest violin playing
It seems that the bottom has dropped out of the ransomware business.
![UK bans public sector from paying ransomware hackers](/media/k2/items/cache/27d2c148bc7d76fde95499af16e47c73_Generic.jpg)
UK bans public sector from paying ransomware hackers
No money there anyway
UK public sector and critical infrastructure organizations could be banned from making ransom payments under new government proposals.
![Clop ransomware gang carrying out mass hacks](/media/k2/items/cache/8f2cf2013b6f7585aabec2c008817a27_Generic.jpg)
Clop ransomware gang carrying out mass hacks
Targeting MOVEit Transfer
Security researchers have linked a new wave of mass hacks targeting a popular file transfer tool to the Clop ransomware gang.
![Italian taxman hit by ransomware](/media/k2/items/cache/b5bd9027b77762c68aae0ffd3b287608_Generic.jpg)
Italian taxman hit by ransomware
Rome might have fallen but government says it never happened
Italy’s tax agency was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, but investigators insist that there was no evidence of a breach.
![Trend Micro finds new Linux based ransomware](/media/k2/items/cache/5aae6e3d19ad372b266f52c45423a331_Generic.jpg)
Trend Micro finds new Linux based ransomware
Targets VMware ESXi servers
Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered some new Linux-based ransomware that's being used to attack VMware ESXi servers.
![More attacks on unpatched software](/media/k2/items/cache/603b0cd1580c39d0a2ace838e6e43a59_Generic.jpg)
More attacks on unpatched software
IBM warns
Biggish Blue’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index said that there had been a 33 per cent increase in attacks caused by vulnerability exploitation of unpatched software which were the cause of 44 per cent of ransomware attacks.
![White House wants a 30 country ransomware conference](/media/k2/items/cache/82eccde0cf5245a4eb54916d624bf20f_Generic.jpg)
White House wants a 30 country ransomware conference
Address the threat of ransomware
The White House will convene a 30 country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to economic and national security.
![G7 asks Russia to reign in ransomware attacks](/media/k2/items/cache/29069012a73449248fee510d6e2327da_Generic.jpg)
G7 asks Russia to reign in ransomware attacks
It asked nicely
G7 member states have asked Russia and other countries to crack down on ransomware gangs operating within their borders.
![Ransomware attacks to be treated as terrorism](/media/k2/items/cache/e94c6b38cb35aaf2d5824e7a394d8755_Generic.jpg)
Ransomware attacks to be treated as terrorism
But KKK are still “good people”
The US Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cybercriminals.
![Ransomware attacks evolving](/media/k2/items/cache/7ce41227689be69283de94a2acf6450f_Generic.jpg)
Ransomware attacks evolving
Ransomware 2.0 has opposable thumbs
Data-stealing ransomware attacks are evolving into data-stealing attacks, according to a new security update from F-Secure.