Ransomware
Meet the Zcrypt Ransomware that is a virus and not a malware
All these days we have seen ransomware variants addressed as malware. But in a first of its kind research by Sophos Labs, a new ransomware variant named Zcrypt is being addressed as virus and not a malware. A malware is a kind of Trojan Horse that looks like a computer program on a surface, but […]
Ransomware victims receiving cold calls from Hackers
From August this year, a new trend is being witnessed among those spreading ransomware like Maze, Conti, RYUK and Sekhmet. A research launched by Cyber Threat Intelligence firm Arete Incident Response says that those spreading the file encrypting malware from the said gangs are seen cold calling victims and pressurizing them to pay a ransom, […]
Tips to help healthcare service providers keep ransomware at bay
As more and more healthcare providers are been targeted with ransomware, those operating hospitals, clinics and other healthcare related services are worried on how to keep their networks safe from ransomware attacks. Security researchers from Cisco Talos are offering few points on this issue, and that when followed will surely keep the file encrypting malware […]
Ransomware damage to businesses is estimated to be $1 billion
Group-IB, a Singapore-based Cybersecurity provider, has presented a clinical report that says that the financial damage induced by the ransomware attacks on the world economy in the past 6 months is $1 billion. The firm’s survey also concluded that neither private sector nor the public sector companies are immune to the dreaded file encrypting malware […]
CrowdStrike reports more ransomware attacks on Australian Organizations
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has disclosed that organizations operating in Australian are becoming victims to more ransomware attacks than those functioning in the rest of the world. And the security firm says that this trend is been witnessed because of the strained trade relationship of the country with China, the ongoing battle against Corona Virus, remote […]
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
Flagship Group, a housing group in England, is reported to have become a victim to ransomware attack on November 1st of this year. But thankfully, no customer or staff data was accessed or stolen by hackers, says the preliminary inquiry conducted by IT teams. A considerable disruption was caused to customers, after which an inquiry […]
Ransomware attacks on one in four SaaS providers
Software as a Service(SaaS) providers are reportedly being targeted by ransomware in 2020 says a report compiled by Datto- a Connecticut based data backup company. What’s shocking about the survey is the fact that 64% of attacks were targeted at Microsoft’s 365 solutions out of which 73% proved to be successful. Datto report on SaaS […]
Cloud operations are the latest target for ransomware groups
As more companies are shifting their applications and data to cloud platforms, ransomware spreading gangs are said to be focusing on breaking into these treasure troves to make easy money. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro and Intel 471 have discovered that hackers have now set their eyes on cloud services and technologies to increase their chances […]
Nearly 350,000 Capcom customer information stolen in Ransomware Attack
The ransomware attack that took place on the servers of Japanese gaming giant Capcom on November 2nd, 2020 is reported to have leaked nearly 350,000 customer information to hackers. The gaming giant that has a history of producing interesting online games such as Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter has issued a press release […]
Ransomware Attack on Brazil Court System
In the first week of November this year, Brazil Court System witnessed a downtime for unknown reasons. And when the law enforcement launched a probe, it was revealed that the disruption was caused by a ransomware attack that targeted the servers of Superior Court of Justice (STJ) on November 3rd, 2020. STJ released a formal […]
