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Fake Twitter scam promises Cryptocurrency earnings
Twitter IDs operating across the world including the ones operated by the government agencies are reportedly falling prey to a new ponzi scam where scamsters are promising cryptocurrency earnings to those who transfer them 0.01BTC. The tweets which are being witnessed on renowned and verified accounts states “We are celebrating and giving away N Bitcoins […]
Ransomware attack news for this day
1.) Servers at the West Haven have been down since Tuesday this week due to a cyber attack and reports are now in that the IT staff of the Connecticut based county has paid $2000 in bitcoins to the hackers in order to decrypt their data from ransomware. Sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders say that […]
Britain Watchdog $658,000 fine on Equifax and NSA Eternal Blue Cyber Threat
US Crediting reporting company Equifax has been slapped with a fine of $658,000 or £500,000 for failing to protect information of more than 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack which took place last year. The Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) has come up with the said conclusion of levying a penalty on Equifax after it […]
Save your smartphone from Cryptojacking by disconnecting it from Web
Mobile phones having web connecting interface have indeed changed our lives to such an extent that there is hardly any human being on earth who could stay away from his/her device for more than 10 hours. But experts have warned that keeping your phone connected to the web on a constant note can invite unnecessary […]
Start your week with these news snippets related to Cyber Security
Fifa World Cup Apps are vulnerable to cyber threats- San Francisco based mobile security company named Pradeo has found that almost all the Euro Sports Apps related to the FIFA World Cup Football are filled with over 63 vulnerabilities each related to Cyber Threat. This includes apps which have been downloaded more than 1000 to […]
Ransomware attack on Family Planning NSW
Family Planning NSW(FPNSW), an organization looking into the reproductive and Se$ual health of Australian populace is said to have become a victim of a ransomware on Anzac Day. Officials at the New South Wales based healthcare agency has confirmed that their database was hit by ransomware and information related to the customer’s who contacted the […]
Atlanta City Servers hit by Ransomware Attack
Officials at the Atlanta City have confirmed that their public network was reigning under the influence of a ransomware attack encrypting all the critical data pertaining to the city. The Atlanta City Chief Operating Officer Richard Cox has confirmed the news and said that the hackers were demanding a sum of $50,000 worth of Bitcoins […]
Polish Cops arrest the author of Polski, Vortex and Flotera Ransomware
Law enforcement of Poland arrested the ransomware author of Polski, Vortex and Flotera malware variants on Wednesday(March 14th, 2018) last week and seized computer equipment containing several encryption keys. Tomasz T is the name of the arrested cyber criminal from Poland living in Belgium and was an internationally wanted criminal facing 181 different charges. A […]
Cryptocurrency Rating release despite North Korea Cyberattack!
For the first time in the history of Cryptocurrency, an American rating agency covering various finance-related business verticals like stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, insurance companies and banks have released the ratings for various cryptocurrency variants. Among them, Ethereum has bagged a ‘B’ class rating and Bitcoins has been accredited with ‘C+’ ratings. But the rating […]
Fear of Cyber Attacks surges Cyber Insurance Buy!
SecureData, one of Europe’s Largest Independent Security Services Provider has discovered in a survey that the fear of cyber attacks is surging up the ‘Cyber Insurance Buy’ from business operating across the UK to cover the mounting losses. “Cyber attacks are coming thick and fast as the tools of the hackers are getting sophisticated. And […]
