A press release issued this week announced the end of the Maze<\/a>\nransomware group\u2019s data theft operations. In the release, the Maze authors revealed\ntheir motives behind one of the most successful ransomware campaigns to date,\nand why they chose to finally shut down their massive project. It also stated the\nMaze team was working to expose the major security holes key industries fail to\naddress, though their methods created many victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearly three months after a data breach caused by a Magecart\nattack struck the international precious metals retailer, JM\nBullion<\/a> has finally released an official statement to customers. After\nidentifying unauthorized activity on their systems in the mid-July, the company\nwent on to find that their systems had been compromised since February by\nMagecart payment card-skimming software. The company has yet to acknowledge why\ntook so long to discover the breach or why it failed to follow GDPR regulations\nby immediately contacting affected customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With ransomware continuing its stay at the top of the cyberthreat\nthrone, Ryuk<\/a>\nvariants have been responsible for over a third of all ransomware attacks in 2020\nalone or roughly 67 million attacks. Ryuk has been around for over two years,\nbut found much greater success this year after being found responsible for only\n5,100 attacks in 2019. Ransomware attacks grew 40 percent over last year, to\nnearly 200 million as of Q3. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMagecart Targets International Gold Retailer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ryuk Remains Top Player Throughout 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cannabis Site Leaves Database Exposed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n