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Ransomware gang behind Utility, CSX attacks feels heat in Ukraine
Ukrainian police arrest six alleged members of Clop, a notorious ransomware gang behind multiple cyberattacks on transportation and logistics companies.
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How does a ransomware attack work?
As frightening as they appear, ransomware attacks are based on a simple concept of locking up data and effectively holding it hostage.
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US recovers $2.3M of ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers
The Department of Justice seized most of the Bitcoin paid to the gang behind Colonial Pipeline cyberattack as the U.S. targets the “entire ransomware ecosystem.”
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JBS cyberattack: Livestock haulers feel brunt of plant shutdowns
Truck drivers and carriers that transport livestock are feeling the sting as the cyberattack on JBS disrupts operations at multiple meat processing facilities.
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Data breach hits 44 big Canada Post shippers, exposing nearly 1M customers
Canada Post says a cyberattack and data breach at an EDI supplier impacted 44 of its major parcel shippers and nearly 1 million of its…
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Colonial-level cyberattack on trucking likely – but preventable
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline should serve as a wake-up call to the trucking and logistics sector, where companies keep getting targeted by hackers…
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Trucking Risk & Compliance
Freight brokers urged to increase security in light of pipeline cyberattack
The cyberattack that temporarily shut down the Colonial Pipeline this month serves as a stark reminder that all industries are prone to security threats.
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FreightWaves LIVE recap: Cybersecurity lessons after the Colonial ransomware attack
The cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline showed the devastation that ransomware can bring. GlobalTranz Chief Technology Officer Russ Felker explains what transportation and logistics companies can…
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Trailer maker Utility targeted in ransomware attack
An apparent ransomware attack has targeted Utility Trailer Manufacturing, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of trailers for commercial trucks.
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Ransomware gang blamed for Colonial Pipeline attack expresses regret
The FBI says the DarkSide ransomware gang was behind the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline after the group insists it doesn’t intend to create “problems for…
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