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Ransomware attack on SIX healthcare providers
In the past week, over 5 US-based healthcare services providers have reported ransomware attacks on their digital assets and the details of the incidents are as follows- 1) First, it was Ohio based N.E.O Urology services provider which reported about a ransomware attack on its digital assets. Now the news is out that the IT […]
Google trending Cyber Attack news for the day
1.) In the first of the Cyber Attack news which is trending on Google, TalkTalk hacker who blackmailed the chief executive officer of the company Dido Harding has been jailed for 4 full years. Daniel Kelley, from South Wales, was a black hat hacker who failed in GCSE grades and wanted to achieve something thrilling […]
Cyber Threat news trending now on Google
1.) One of the cyber threat news articles which is trending on google right now is about a cyber attack on Singapore Red Cross(SRC) website which has led to the leak of personal data of more than 4,000 blood donors. The news comes just after SingHealth cyber attack which took place almost 5 months ago […]
Norsk Hydro ransomware attack costs $52 million
Norway based aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro has released a press statement today which says that the company could have incurred $52 million or 450 million Norwegian crowns in the 1st quarter. Sources say that the malware attack has made the Oslo based firm to postpone its Q1 earnings update to June 5th this year as […]
Ransomware news of the day
1.) Computers in the city of Greenville are said to be still reigning under the cyber attack which took place last Wednesday. And Greenville city’s spokesperson Brock Letchworth said that the IT staff are now not in a position to assure a timeline for the recovery of servers. FBI personnel have been pressed into service […]
Cybersecurity news trending on Google
1.) Cloud Storage vendor Dropbox suffered a business drawback last week when security researchers participating at the ‘HackerOne’ bug hunt program in Singapore discovered over 264 vulnerabilities on its data storage platform. According to those familiar with the news from the company, the data storage firm had already been alerted by its internal engineers about […]
Ransomware news for this day
A ransomware attack which took place on Arizona Beverages last month is said to have impacted the production of the largest US-based beverage supplier to a major extent. News is out that the malware succeeded in wiping out hundreds of Windows PCs hitting sales operations for two weeks, according to a source familiar with the […]
Cyber Attack news which is trending now on Google
1.) Dubai British School based in Jumeirah Park, Gulf claims that it became a victim to a cyber attack which compromised the email database of the educational institute for a few hours of time last week. But the British Educational Institute also added in its statement that all necessary action has been taken to preserve […]
Boston Legal System reigning under ransomware attack
A ransomware attack launched by hackers from West is said to have crippled the entire digital systems of Boston Public Defenders last month. Highly placed sources say that the hackers are demanding a huge ransom in bitcoins, but the authorities have decided to use back-ups to restore services instead of bowing down to the demands […]
Ransomware attack news of Jackson County n Columbia Surgical Specialists
Despite FBI’s warning that those attacked by ransomware should not bow down to the demands of hackers to free up their data from encryption, some of the IT specialists from Jackson County are reported to have gone against the decision by paying $400,000 to cybercriminals to free up a ransomware infection from their IT systems. […]
