Cyber Attack
Google trending Ransomware and Cyber Attack news of the day
1.) Olympia Financial Group of Canada has claimed that its IT Infrastructure has been encrypted by ransomware and the hackers are demanding a huge amount of ransom in cryptocurrency to decrypt the data. The IT department of Olympia says that the attack took place on Feb 2nd this year and the ransomware variant is under […]
DOJ discloses North Korean Joanap Botnet Cyber Attack
Department of Justice(DOJ) has disclosed details of a fresh cyber attack which was launched on the critical infrastructure of the United States and is all set to issue a warning soon to victims who were infected by with Joanap Botnet launched and developed by a hacking group being funded by North Korean government. Recently, the […]
Altran hit by a Cyber Attack and Ransomware is suspect
France based Altran Technologies has disclosed that it became a target of a cyber attack last week on Thursday and confirmed that the company’s commercial operations in some European countries were severely impacted. The Engineering consultancy firm headquartered in Paris has decided to shut down its IT systems till Wednesday this week to implement a […]
Cyber Attack on DHSS affects 100,000 Alaskan Households data
A cyber attack which targeted the database of the Department of Health and Social Services(DHSS), United States in April last year is reported to have affected more than 100,000 Alaskan Households says the latest statement released by DHSS. The statement adds that the health services provider has already started to send letters to each household […]
Ransomware attack on Salisbury Police Department
A ransomware attack which took place on or before January 9th of this year on ‘Salisbury Police Department (SPD)’ is said to have locked down access to emails and data related to recent arrests says a press report released on Wednesday by the law enforcement agency. High placed sources say that the attack was a […]
Cyber Attack was not the cause of the IT meltdown in UK Courts
Last Week, a few news resources went on air to report that an IT meltdown caused in UK courts as a result of a cyber attack launched by one of the adversaries of the nation. But the Ministry of Justice released a press statement today saying that the meltdown was not caused by any cyber […]
Belgium metal producer Nyrstar hit by a Ransomware attack
Nyrstar, the Belgium based company which produces processed metals such as Zinc and Lead for commercial use is said to have been hit by a cyber attack on early Tuesday. Highly placed sources report that the attack was a ransomware variant and so the email database and some of the servers meant for administrative work […]
Pew survey says 8 out of 10 in the US are afraid of Cyber Attacks
A survey conducted by the American research firm PEW says that 8 in every 10 people in the United States live in a fear of cyber attacks. And the concerns grew from the year 2017 when the populace of united states learned that Russian intelligence succeeded in influencing the US 2016 polls downing the grade […]
British Cyber Attack disrupts entire telecom services in Liberia
A British hacker named Daniel Kaye is said to have executed a cyber attack on the entire telecommunication system in Liberia, a town in South Africa. This incident which happened in 2015 got highlighted last week when a South African phone company named Lonestar won a lawsuit against the perpetrator in the UK sending him […]
Simulated Cyber Attack on UK Bike Manufacturer by Hiscox
A simulated cyber attack was launched on UK Bike Manufacturer Brompton Bicycle by Bermuda based insurance company Hiscox. The reason- just to make the world and the SMBs realize how it feels on being attacked and the risks involved. The insurance company had to make a lot of efforts to conduct this activity and so […]
