Ransomware
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. 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. […]
LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware alert by FBI
FBI has issued a warning alert to all large corporations operating in regions such as the United Kingdom, United States, Norway, France, and the Netherlands. The law enforcement agency from the United States suggests that all private and public entities in the said region are vulnerable to LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware attacks. Technically, both the […]
Ransomware attack forces New Jersey healthcare to pay ransom to hackers
New Jersey-based healthcare system named Hackensack Meridian Health is reported to have paid a ransom to hackers to free up their database from the ransomware attack it encountered on December 4th,2019. Highly placed sources report that the healthcare system dared to bow down to the demands of the hackers due to the health insurance […]
Ransomware attack on New Orleans and so Emergency Declared
A Ransomware attack has reportedly taken place on the city of New Orleans forcing digital shut down from early hours of Saturday. And official sources report that the employees of the New Orleans City Hall have been asked to unplug their computers and use Radio systems for communication. As of now, an investigation is […]
Fresno COG hit by a Ransomware attack
Fresno Council of Governments (COG) is hitting the news headlines on Google for becoming a victim of a ransomware attack in September this year. And the news is now out that the California based company which deals in businesses related to land use issues and transportation services was hit by the file encryption malware when […]
How to protect your IT infrastructure from Snatch Ransomware Threat
From the past two days, a ransomware variant named ‘Snatch’ is doing rounds on the Google search engine and security analysts say that Snatch attempts to bypass traditional anti-virus tools by pushing the PC to reboot in safe mode. In general, a safe reboot in Windows makes the system rebooting process very smooth by […]
