Stories From The Lab: Russian Hackers Gamble With Ransomware
Stories From The Lab: Russian Hackers Gamble With Ransomware

23 August 2021

Listen to a short story from the data recovery lab. In this episode, an online casino host’s data is taken hostage by Russian hackers and CBL helps recover it. Ransomware before it was a thing. This case had it all. Also, see a visualization of how ransomware incidents have exploded in recent years.

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Throwback: A Data Recovery That Had Everything From Russian Hackers to Ransomware
Throwback: A Data Recovery That Had Everything From Russian Hackers to Ransomware

23 May 2019

Russian hackers? Ransomware before it was a thing? This recovery had everything.

Read this throwback newspaper story

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The ABC’s of Cybersecurity
The ABC’s of Cybersecurity

30 May 2018

Not so long ago we were all anxiously biting our nails over the impending threat of the WannaCry cyberattack, which affected over 300,000 computers worldwide. Even though the ransomware attack was resolved in a matter of days, it swiftly incurred billions of dollars in damages. The reality is, it hasn’t been too long since this major attack, and threats to your own cybersecurity measures are as prevalent now as they were then. It’s important to take precautions when it comes to protecting confidential corporate information, but just what do those precautions entail?

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International Data Privacy Day: Strong, Sensitive, Secure
International Data Privacy Day: Strong, Sensitive, Secure

25 January 2018

While the majority of North Americans were asking Santa for new tech, we were busy building a contingency plan to protect our existing devices. In December, we were all wishing for things. In January, it’s time to take action to protect our technology and sensitive data from prying eyes, ears, and keyboards.

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WannaCrypt: The Ransomware That Makes You Wanna Cry
WannaCrypt: The Ransomware That Makes You Wanna Cry

19 May 2017

Ransomware isn’t new, but it’s been all over the news recently. Just last weekend, hackers launched a massive cyberattack that crippled hundreds of thousands of computers around the globe. Known as WannaCrypt—also called WannaCry or Wanna Decryptor—it is a particularly damaging brand of virus known as ransomware.

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The Rise of Ransomware: How to Handle Data Hijacking
The Rise of Ransomware: How to Handle Data Hijacking

16 May 2016

Ransomware is all the rage—and not in a good way

Ransomware is all the rage—and not in a good way. Cybersecurity experts are calling these virtual attacks an ‘epidemic’ of epic proportions.

In fact, its exponential growth over the past few years has left individuals, companies, and industries feeling both enraged and powerless.

Why? Well, because the only protection against ransomware is caution.

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Lessons on Data Safety from the Ashley Madison Hack
Lessons on Data Safety from the Ashley Madison Hack

10 September 2015

No matter what your stance on the Ashley Madison cyberattack or where your interest lies, there is one important lesson that everyone should be taking from the incident: your data is not as safe as you think it is. The apparent vulnerability of sensitive data submitted online is cause for alarm and serious consideration.

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Cybersecurity Threats Are Always Evolving
Cybersecurity Threats Are Always Evolving

12 June 2015

No Target Unturned.

New targets in the energy sector add to credit card data theft in list of vulnerability concerns

It’s a connected digital world and as far as information technology goes threats from hackers to our data are always prevalent and evolving. Break-ins to computer systems have put IT departments on guard for data theft and espionage for years. One new corporate sector target is becoming a clear favorite for cybercriminals though. According to security firm research – the energy industry is now the sector with the highest number of reported attacks.

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Data Safety: The Value of Your Data to a Hacker
Data Safety: The Value of Your Data to a Hacker

18 October 2012

We’ve talked about data safety and protection before. Besides the destruction of information from crashes and deletion, threats to your data’s safety come in the form of threats to its security, and that affects your privacy.

Tech columnist Brian Krebs has a great article where he tries to tackle the challenge of explaining why a hacker would want to get into your PC. What’s interesting is that most of the items listed are some sort of data or personal information.

Ways that cyber crooks can put your PC, in particular its data, to criminal use

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