The healthcare industry continues to face the most expensive data breaches, costing an average of $9.77 million in 2024, despite a small decrease from $10.93 million the previous year, according to IBM’s annual report. The industry, prone to ransomware attacks due to its reliance on electronic health records, also takes the longest time to contain breaches. A bright spot is the increasing use of AI in cybersecurity procedures, which lower costs and containment time.

Ragnar Loader toolkit evolves amid increased traction among threat operations
The Ragnar Loader malware toolkit, used by several threat operations, has been enhanced with more sophisticated capabilities. It now includes advanced encryption, encoding, and process