Attack
Symantec says that Ransomware spreaders are demanding a minimum of $1000
A recently compiled Symantec report suggests that on average hackers are demanding a minimum of $1000 to decrypt a database targeted with ransomware. And just to remind you the latest demand is almost 3 times more than what the hackers demanded last year I.e $295 in 2015. According to other estimates prepared by the researchers […]
Vermont Law School beefs up its digital defense against all Cyber Threats
Authorities at the Vermont Law School have spent several weeks and lots of financial resources in order to beef up their digital defense systems against all cyber threats. A cyber attack launched on its database on March 17 of this year, made the law school officials to take up the said measures as a part […]
Ransomware related Cyber Attacks are on rising, says Verizon
Ransomware related cyber attacks where cyber crooks induce encrypting malware into a network or database and then ask a ransom to decrypt the files are on the rise says a new study made by Verizon. The report says that the attacks increased by 50 percent in 2016 and might double up in next couple of […]
Cyber Attack makes Trinity College Dublin lose 1 million pounds
Hackers who launched a cyber attack on Trinity College Dublin succeeded in stealing away 1 million pounds from the Foundation fund. But the good news is that more than half of the money has been recovered by the law enforcement agencies of UK with the support and coordination of police officials from the United States. […]
Israel repels a wide range of Cyber Attacks from Foreign Nations
Israel’s National Authority of Cyber Defense has made it official on Wednesday saying that it thwarted a large-scale cyber attack originating from foreign nation targeting over 120 Israel organizations. The Cyber Defense authority of Israel added in its media briefing that the attacks were launched between April 19th to April 23rd and came in the […]
Hackers cyber attack phones to steal money from UK bank accounts!
It is really disappointing to learn that scammers have found a new way to steal money from their victims. And this time their deeds are resulting in literally emptying the victim’s bank accounts. Moreover, law enforcement agencies have discovered that fraudsters are using text messages sent by banks to customers to launch such cyber attacks. […]
Russian spies Cyber Attack France’s Presidential Probable Macron’s Campaign
Emmanuel Macron, who is all set to win France’s Presidential election was recently cyber attacked by Russian spies. As per our sources, his presidential campaign was intercepted by a hacking group named ‘Pawn Storm’ linked to Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency GRU. The hackers group launched a phishing campaign between March & April this year and […]
Users using Rental Websites like Airbnb are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Briton’s holidaymakers are being warned by law enforcement agencies about scammers posing as homeowners renting their flats & villas and duping innocent people for thousands of pounds. And as per an estimate prepared by Daily Mail more than 100 people a week are being cheated out of thousands of pounds by fraudsters, leaving them with […]
How can businesses lower the risks of Cyber Attacks?
Cyber Attack is now a dreaded word for all IT environments around the world irrespective of their nature of being public or private. And everyone(CIOs to CTOs) are now interested in knowing the secret for cyber resilience and so are getting busy in seeking measures which offer greater protection against cyber attacks. Therefore, Cybersecurity Insiders […]
Malware cyber attack exposes Credit Card details of InterContinental Hotel guests
A malware attack on a chain of hotels owned by InterContinental has resulted in the leak of credit card details to hackers. The Global Hotels Chain has also accepted the fact that the stolen details were used by hackers to make unauthorized transactions. The brands affected were Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Crowne […]
