The city of Pensacola, Florida, is experiencing a cyberattack and has disconnected several city services until the issue can be resolved.

Major U.S. data Center provider CyrusOne hit by ransomware attack, which impacted six of its managed services customers, located in their New York data center, including financial and brokerage company FIA Tech.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning to financial services about ongoing Dridex attacks targeting private-sector financial firms through phishing e-mail spam campaigns.

Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), a Colorado IT firm that specializes in providing managed IT services to dental offices was recently been the victim of ransomware attack.

Researchers at Intezer Labs and IBM X-Force have discovered an unconventional form of ransomware, which is written in PureBasic and has been linked to a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider that has been used by Cobalt Gang, FIN6, and other threat groups.

This year, due to poor security systems and neglectful behaviors, the crimes appear to be growing faster than ever. Agent and companies have to defend information from spyware, malware, ransomware and keyloggers.

Pemex, Mexico’s government-owned petroleum company, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. According to news reports, the $120 billion revenue Mexican oil major claims that the attackers demanded $5 million.

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a Cyber Essentials Guide for business leaders. It’s a two-page document that explains six steps to lower the risk of being successfully attacked.

Techcess CyberSecurity Group helps Small & Mid-Size Businesses establish effective security controls around sensitive assets and balances the needs to reduce cyber risk while enabling productivity, business growth, and cost-optimization objectives

The FBI recommended that businesses have all systems and data backed up, to ensure all software is up to date, and to train employees on how to spot potential ransomware attacks.