Ransomware
Cyber attack headlines trending on Google
Finally what we did not expect is happening as a British court has ordered Bitfinex to freeze a Bitcoins payments as it was leading to the wallets of those distributing ransomware. Â Yes, you have read it right! As most of the cryptocurrency variants can easily be tracked now, an England and Wales High Court […]
No more Ransomware payments from Taxpayers funds says, New York
State Senators of New York have proposed two new bills that would disallow usage of taxpayers’ funds to pay ransom payments when government agencies fall prey to ransomware attacks. S7246 happens to be the first bill that was proposed by Senator Phil Boyle on January 14th, 2020. And it simply restricts the usage of tax […]
Ransomware payments and downtime grew in 2019
Ransomware which is a file-encrypting malware has been tagged as the most disruptive cyber-attack of 2019. And this was confirmed by a study carried out by Connecticut based Cybersecurity firm Coverware. In a recent Ransomware Marketplace report released by Coverware, the downtime caused by the malware is reported to have grown by 60% in the […]
Sodinokibi Ransomware attack on GEDIA
German automobile spare parts maker GEDIA is in news for wrong reasons. A hacking group related to Sodinokibi is threatening to publish data which it procured after encrypting the database of Gedia with the file-encrypting malware. Â News is out that the hacker’s group related to Sodinokibi wants to prove their stand and so are […]
Ransomware attack on New Orleans Ernest N Morial Convention Center
Ernest N.Morial Convention Center which happens to be located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States is in news for all wrong reasons. It is said that the convention center which has hosted several NBA and PFL Events was hit by a ransomware attack recently. Â News is out that the digital services were severely affected […]
Ransomware attack on Albany Airport on Christmas 2019
Christmas 2019 went sour for a few of the staff members of the Albany International Airport as a ransomware attack is reported to have encrypted the entire database of the airport forcing the authorities to pay a ransom to a threat actor in exchange of the decryption key. News is now out that the malware […]
Ransomware attack makes US Company employees lose jobs
All these days we have seen malware stealing data and locking down data access for a ransom. Now, here’s a piece of different news that might grab your attention. A company that was operating in the United States for 60 years was cyber-attacked in October last year, making the head of the company urged over […]
Ransomware attack on Canyon Bicycles
Canyon Bicycles, a Germany company which supplies racing bikes to the world says that a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure has encrypted all its files from being accessed- which suggests that attack was of ransomware variant. Â Founded in 2002 and based in Koblenz, the company says that it became a victim of a cyber […]
Ransomware attack on Michigan School District
A file-encrypting malware attack is said to have led to the extension of winter holidays for pupils studying in Richmond Community Schools. And authorities say that the services will be brought back to restoration by the end of next week and so the Christmas holiday break might get an extension for a week or so […]
Ransomware attack on Travelex leads to website shutdown
Ransomware attack on Travelex, which is into the business of foreign exchange, has forced the company staff to shut down the website. It’s reported that the website was targeted by a malware attack on the eve of the New Year and the company has resorted to the service of restoring the service by this weekend. […]
