Ransomware Attack
SamSam Ransomware attack turns into a financial burden on Atlanta City Council
Ransomware attack effects on Atlanta’s state government have been reported as much worse than it seemed at first glance. To start with, more than 30% apps-termed mission critical are yet to be brought online. Reuter’s reports that the city police have lost more than 10 years of dash cam footage in the attack as 6 […]
Russian Ransomware victims are getting decrypted for free
Sigrun Ransomware victims from Russia are said to be receiving a decryption key for free. The reason, they hail from the Vladimir Putin led country and so can walk away with a decryption key by not paying a ransom of $2,500 worth of Bitcoins. For others who have been affected by the said ransomware, they […]
Ransomware attack on Family Planning NSW
Family Planning NSW(FPNSW), an organization looking into the reproductive and Se$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 […]
Ransomware attack on Roseburg Public Schools
School authorities of Roseburg Public Schools have confirmed that hackers targeted the school’s database systems with ransomware on Monday morning blocking access to the school district’s email, website, and software. Gerry Washburn, the school’s superintendent confirmed the news and disclosed that the school’s IT staff were working alongside the law enforcement to decrypt the files […]
Some details of SynAck Ransomware attack
Researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a new ransomware variant named SynAck that uses a sophisticated technique called Process Doppelganging to mask itself from the prevalent anti-malware tools. Also, the researchers from Kaspersky have confirmed that the malware is hard to detect and block and is said to be mainly being used to target organizations […]
NHS signs £150 million deal with Microsoft to boost its Cyber Security Defenses
After the May’17 WannaCry Ransomware attack, National Health Service of UK, shortly known as NHS is reported to spend £150 million to boost its cyber attack defenses against growing cyber threats from countries like Russia and North Korea. The healthcare organization is said to have signed a deal with Microsoft to enhance its security intelligence […]
Leominster pays $10K in bitcoin to free up data from a ransomware attack
Leominster school district located in the scenic locales of Worcester County, Massachusetts is reported to have paid $10k in bitcoin to free up data from the ransomware attack which encrypted its entire database early this month. Mayor Dean J Mazzarella said that the ransom payment made for the cyber attack will be debited from the […]
Ransomware attack on California healthcare center breaches data of 85k patients
California based Center for Orthopedic Specialists (COS) has made it official that its database was targeted by hackers on a recent note leading to a data breach of 85,000 patients. Going into the details on a further note it is said that hackers launched a ransomware attack on a third party service provider who was […]
Ransomware attack news on Dawson County and Ukraine Energy Ministry
Georgia’s Dawson County Government computers were disrupted on April 23, 2018, due to a ransomware attack and law enforcement has been pressed into service to assess the situation. The news was made official by the county’s IT analyst Will Shattuck who added that the board members were working on gauging the potential damage and will […]
SamSam Ransomware attack costs $1.5 million to CDOT
Colorado Department of Transport which experienced a SamSam Ransomware attack in February this year has announced that it has recovered from the attack 80% but at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. The officials of the Colorado transport department also confirmed that at any point they haven’t caved into the demands of the ransomware attackers. […]
