Ransomware Attack
Malware and ransomware attack on Medical Devices
Cybersecurity in the healthcare environment has turned into a serious issue these days, especially when medical devices are being hacked and used to intercept company networks. And if near future is taken into account then the said cyber threat is going to deteriorate when IoT takes on the healthcare sector with more and more health […]
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 […]
Ransomware attack on Stratford City Hall
While the world is mourning over the fire accident which gutted the renowned Paris monument Notre Dame to ashes, the news is out that hackers targeted the Stratford City hall with a ransomware attack on Sunday last week. Dan Mathieson, the Stratford City Mayor confirmed that the cyber crooks have attacked the database of the […]
Penalty of $10K per day for Robinhood Ransomware victims
All these days we have seen ransomware hitting servers and encrypting data on those computing devices and network until a ransom is paid to hackers in cryptocurrency which is usually in Bitcoins or Monero. But now a new variant of malware is reported to be exhibiting a unique feature where the hackers spreading “Robinhood Ransomware” […]
Ransomware attack on New York Capital City Albany
Albany, which happens to be the capital city of New York is reported to have been hit by a ransomware attack on Saturday last week. And government authorities report that all city services except those marked to issue birth, death and marriage certificates will resume their operations as usual from Monday afternoon. Albany Mayor Kathy […]
Ransomware attack on Norsk Hydro
Norway based aluminum company Norsk Hydro has released a press statement saying that it’s IT infrastructure is crippling under a ransomware attack which has affected the company operations across 40 countries. The production-related operations have been halted in some of the units and most of the administration works are being carried out through manual operations. […]
Ransomware Attack on Orange County
Orange County in North Carolina has made an official statement on Monday that its servers were under the siege of ransomware causing downtime to digital services at the key public offices such as county libraries, sheriff’s office, and Registration off deeds. Highly placed sources say that the malware attack took place at around 6 am […]
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. […]
Ransomware attack on Medical Billing company Wolverine Solutions Group
A Ransomware attack which took place on Medical Billing company called Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG) is said to have compromised data of more than 120,000 Health Alliance Plan(HAP) clients. However, the company spokesperson said on Wednesday that only the data was encrypted on the servers and none of the information was gone outside the network. […]
