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There's a new group extorting ransomware victims — and it's not the ransomware gang

GuidePoint's threat intel team says the 'recovery firm' emailing breached companies with a $60,000 fix is running the same infrastructure as the original attack.

Kernel · Aug 23 · 6 min

Exterior of a community bank building, illustrating the ransomware attack disclosed by River Financial Corporation

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river bank got ransomwared, then did something wild: it trusted the hackers' word

River Financial Corporation says the attackers who breached its network in June have 'represented' that the stolen data was deleted — which is not the same thing as proof.

Kernel · Aug 9 · 6 min

A laptop on a desk, ready for a WordPress security audit

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you updated WordPress and moved on. here's the 10-minute audit that tells you if you're actually safe — or already owned

Clicking 'update' closes the door. It doesn't check whether someone already walked through it, or whether the other doors are locked. A practical, no-nonsense checklist for after a critical WordPress vulnerability.

Kernel · Jul 22 · 9 min