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The US agencies CISA, FBI, HHS, and MS-ISAC have released a joint alert on Interlock ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure, businesses, and other organizations in North America and Europe. In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, a new and dangerous adversary has emerged:  Interlock ransomware . Since September 2024, this sophisticated strain has been actively targeting critical infrastructure, businesses, and various organizations across  North America and Europe , demanding Bitcoin ransoms after encrypting crucial systems. The attacks are not theoretical; high-profile intrusions against entities like Texas Tech University, National Presto Industries, and Kettering Health underscore the severe risk this ransomware poses. This blog post will break down Interlock’s modus operandi, its primary targets, and, most importantly, provide actionable steps your organization can take to defend against this potent threat and prevent costly disruptions. Understanding ...

  New Challenges in the Changing Times – In today’s scenario, we live in a world where technology allows us all to be globally connected and share information in the form of text files, pictures, and videos, along with making use of technology to communicate in real-time via digital means in a few simple clicks on our devices. All of this has made it easier for us to reach more people, and much faster too, compared to the earlier days and those complicated traditional means of communication, sharing information, ideas, updates, or anything today with data, in the form of files, or in the case of communicating face to face at any time, with modern digital communication mediums, has its risks, especially when sharing sensitive information involving professional details that need to be kept private or protected. There are malicious actors, lurking online to intercept data files exchanged through digital or data communication mediums. We will discuss some of those aspects in this ...