Tag: Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)
Rise of ransomware-as-a-service leading to blackmail-fueled industry
November 27, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — If you had trouble getting your morning coffee recently, you may have ransomware to blame for the disruption in service.
Arizona-based supply chain management company Blue Yonder found itself under attack by ransomware that managed to disrupt its managed services hosted environment for the company. Blue Yonder has a global clientele of over 3,000 members and includes names like Coca-Cola and Starbucks, which uses the software to manage worker schedules.
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Bread and circus
November 13, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Not to distract the masses from any other topics that may be occupying their thoughts, but in the blog this week I really am going to talk about bread.
There’s a new ransomware group making the rounds lately and if you’re wondering what they’ve done to be singled out among a sea of cyber ne’er-do-wells then I’d have to say, it’s probably their preferred form of payment. A group calling itself Hellcat has claimed to have compromised Schneider Electric, a French...