"Technical information relating to Avon’s web and mobile sites was inadvertently left exposed on an unsecured Microsoft Azure server. Avon, the cosmetics brand that suffered an alleged ransomware attack in June 2020, has found itself at the centre of a new and significant security incident after inadvertently leaving a Microsoft Azure server exposed to the public internet without password protection or encryption. According to SafetyDetectives, the leaky server contained API

"An Alabama city is paying over a quarter of a million dollars to cyber-criminals to recover data encrypted in a ransomware attack. Florence became a victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang on June 5 in an attack that shut down the city's email system. The gang demanded 38 bitcoin, equivalent to USD $378,000, and threatened to publish or sell data stolen from Florence if the city didn't pay up. A security firm hired by Florence in the wake of the attack was able to negotia

"In March 2018, #hackers targeted Atlanta’s #computer #networks. Demanding $51,000 in bitcoins, the #cyberattack held the city hostage for nearly a week. Some city services reverted to pen and paper to continue operations. But the city refused to pay: It didn’t want to reward and encourage more ransomware attacks, and there was no guarantee that systems would be restored even if it paid. Ultimately, the financial hit to the city was far higher than the ransom. One city report