Ransomware
Ransomware attack money donated to two charities
“Darkside” a hackers group known to spread ransomware, has done something startling that not only surprised the security experts but the entire world. As per a report published on BBC yesterday, they donated bitcoins gained from companies through ransom to two charities- The Water Project and The Children International. NOTE 1-The Water Project is […]
FIN11 starts ransomware distribution and data extortion
Russian crime group that involved mostly in finance related crimes seems to have taken an alternative route to make money these days. Dubbed as FIN11, the said crime group is seen distributing CLOP ransomware and making money through data extortion. Security researchers from Mandiant have discovered this activity in 2019, but made it public now […]
Ransomware forces ERT appoint a new CEO
Healthcare Technology firm eResearchTechnology (ERT) has taken a stringent decision against its old CEO by replacing him with a new person who has been associated with companies like Rackspace and Earthlink for years. The decision was taken as the old CEO could not stop the company’s digital assets been raided by ransomware, causing the healthcare […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
Tyler Technologies, a Texas based software solutions provider, is reported to have fallen prey to a ransomware attack. However, the company that offers IT solutions to many government agencies in Canada, Australia, Caribbean and local governing agencies in United States says that no data was stolen in the incident and so the impact was minimal. […]
Maze Ransomware gang copies Ragnar Locker Ransomware group for distributing malware
All these days, those distributing Ragnar Locker Ransomware were seen using virtual machines to administer the file encrypting malware into a corporate network. Now the same is being mimicked by Maze Ransomware group to remain concealed and undetected from anti-malware solutions. Maze is a malware group that is seen demanding a 6 figure or higher […]
Ransomware attack on hospital results in patient death
For the first time in the history of ransomware, a patient death has been directly linked to a file encrypting malware attack. According to sources, a woman suffering with a life threatening condition was diverted to a remote hospital because of a ransomware attack caused by a Citrix add-on software vulnerability, eventually causing death of […]
How to recover from a Ransomware Attack
Please do not panic if your organization is hit by a ransomware attack. Just follow these steps as it helps in recovering your organization from a ransomware attack. Detection of the infection is vital- It is a known fact that ransomware infections are hard to detect as only a threat monitoring solution from a noted […]
Over 41% Cyber Insurance claims in 1st half of 2020 were related to Ransomware
Ransomware topped the cyber insurance claims in 1st half of 2020 and this was confirmed by a reported published by Coalition, a noted cyber insurance provider in North America. Nearly 41% of claims were related to loss incurred with the file encrypting malware, as there was a 260% increase in the frequency of ransomware attacks […]
School re-openings in the USA hit by Ransomware and DDoS
As the US school districts are preparing to offer virtual classes to their students to contain the quick spread of COVID 19 Pandemic, cyber threats- mostly of ransomware genre are seen disrupting most of the activity. Early this week, Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut reported that it became a victim of a ransomware attack that […]
Tesla averted a major Ransomware related Cyber Attack says FBI
According to a press release of US FBI, Tesla the $400 Billion electric car making company was saved from a major cyber attack by one of its unnamed employee on a recent note as a major Russian Cyber Attack was averted from crippling the IT Infrastructure of Nevada’s Gigafactory. The documents released by FBI on […]
