Ransomware
Ransomware attackers are now emailing customers of victimized companies
All these days, we have seen ransomware gangs striking companies and stealing & locking up their data from access until a ransom is paid. Now, a research carried out by KrebsOnSecurity says that the gangs are emailing customers of the victimized businesses to put an extra pressure on them. The conformation was given when Krebs […]
Kaspersky says most of the ransomware victims cannot get back their data
To all those who think paying a ransom would help in retrieving back their data from hackers, here’s research that proves it wrong. According to a survey carried out by Kaspersky, over 50% of ransomware victims have claimed that they did not get back their data as promised by hackers even after they bowed down […]
Indian Tech firm files lawsuit after ransomware attack
Tech Mahindra, one of the renowned IT companies from India, has filed a lawsuit against a government for refusing to pay a compensation of over 50 million for the loss incurred through a ransomware attack. Going deep into the details, Tech Mahindra was managing all Information Technology related services related to the Chinchwad Smart City […]
SEPE employment agency of Spain targeted by Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack has disrupted the digital operations of the Spanish Employment Agency SEPE that was suffering already with enormous workload because of pandemic indicted job losses that were driving a negative impact on the economy. SEPE released a press statement that the file encrypting malware incident has impacted the ITC systems, prompting the staff […]
Indian hackers spreading ransomware to retaliate Govt actions on Farmers
All these days we have seen adversary nations spreading ransomware in retaliation and to fund their criminal objectives. But the latest that is going on in the cyberworld of India is astonishing! A hackers group named ‘Khalsa Cyber Fauj’ is indulging in the activity of spreading file encrypting malware into public and private companies operating […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
Allergy Partners, that offers high end healthcare services to patients infected with asthma and allergic diseases, has fallen prey to ransomware attack that is being investigated by FBI. Highly placed sources say that the cyber incident took place on February 23rd,2021 and the hackers are demanding $1.75 million as ransom to free up the database […]
Nutanix makes its Cloud Platform Ransomware free
Nutanix, a cloud infrastructure and software provider has made it official that its cloud platform will be ransomware protected, thus making it conducive for businesses to implement their virtualization and other enterprise network storage needs with no hesitation. Technically, Nutanix has added a threat monitoring and detection service along with data replication and robust access […]
Local mafia was behind cyber attacks on French Hospitals
France Minister Cedric O has cleared the air that local mafia type organizations were behind cyber attacks on two of the healthcare organizations of France and no state funded organizations were involved in the incident. Condemning some reports published in a certain section of media, Cedric O stated that some hacking groups based in Eastern […]
A surge in Ransomware attacks against Universities
All these days we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks against healthcare companies. Now, news is out that the attacks related to file encrypting malware have doubled in 2020 on Universities, especially involved in the development of Corona Virus Vaccine. According to a research carried out by BlueVoyant on over 2702 Universities operating across […]
39% of Healthcare Organizations Suffered Ransomware Attacks in the Cloud in 2020
As a result of a cloud breach, one in four healthcare organization was fined for non-compliance and 1 in 10 was sued, Netwrix study finds. IRVINE, Calif., February 24, 2021 – Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today announced findings for the healthcare sector from its global 2021 Netwrix Cloud Data Security Report. The survey found that […]
