Ransomware
New Bedford City in Massachusetts offers $400,000 Ransomware payment
A US city named New Bedford located in Massachusetts, US has reportedly become a victim of a ransomware attack in July this year. Although this incident happened almost two months ago, Jon Mitchell, the Mayor of New Bedford decided to reveal the details through a press conference on Wednesday this week. According to the media […]
Baltimore ransomware attack due to Microsoft Win XP and Vista operating systems
An official update released by Baltimore city officials’ states that the ransomware attack which took place on May 2019 on the city’s database was due to the fact that most of the systems were operating on obsolete operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Vista which are “extinct” as per the Windows Security Update […]
Ransomware attack on Dental Offices across US United States
A Ransomware Attack which took place on the Digital Dental Record and PerCSoft software operating in the dental offices across the United States is said to have crippled the entire digital systems making the retained medical and backup records inaccessible to doctors since early this week. Highly placed sources suggest that the malware attack took […]
Insurance companies are insisting to pay ransom for ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks are super- threatening to businesses these days as they can make or break a business with ease. And security researchers suggest that the only way to mitigate such cyber risks is to use backup files for disaster recovery and maintain a healthy Cybersecurity posture by using threat monitoring solutions. But nowadays, Insurance companies […]
Ransomware attack on US 2020 election data
US officials along with some dignitaries from the white house are worried that the voter registration database and polled results data of upcoming 2020 elections will be vulnerable to cyber threats such as a ransomware attack. According to a report of Reuters, Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reacted to the issue early […]
Cyber attack news trending on Google
Colorado-based Regis University has reported that a cyberattack on its digital assets has led to the shut down of internet on the entire campus since Tuesday last week. And a source from the campus reports that the email accounts of the University staff and students, online programs, and class schedules remain still inaccessible. Regis University […]
Cyber attack news trending on Google now
According to highly placed sources, Poker Tracker website which helps poker game enthusiasts to improve their chance of winning has been hacked allowing threat actors to steal payment info from customers. Security experts say that this is a clear case of web-based card skimming scam where a compromised Magecart script allows hackers to siphon […]
Ransomware alert to Fortnite Game users
Fortnite, an online game developed and released in 2017 by Epic Games is in news for all wrong reasons. Cybersecurity researchers from Cloud-based Internet Security Company named ‘Cyren’ have discovered that ransomware in the disguise of ‘Aimbot’ gaming hack is being circulated on the hacker which turns into ransomware when downloaded. Syrk is the name […]
Texas Ransomware attack to cost $12 million and more
A recent ransomware attack which took place on 23 local government entities of Texas is believed to cost the entire state at least $12 million loss which could surge if the incident gets unwrapped further during investigations. Hackers are reportedly demanding $2.5 million on a collective note to free up the database from malware. […]
Does Microsoft Windows Defender offer Ransomware Protection
All Win 10 users get Windows Defender by default which helps them protect against the most dangerous cyber threats vying in the cyber landscape. But most of us don’t know that the anti-malware solution offered by the American tech giant Microsoft also has Ransomware protection. It was added in October 2017 security update to all […]
