Ransomware
Ransomware Attack on Eurofins delays 20K forensic sample research of UK Police
A ransomware attack which took place on Eurofins Scientific is said to have resulted in the delay of 20K forensic sample research- says a statement issued by UK’s National Police Chief Council(NPCC). Since the attack was severe locking down the entire database of the forensic research firm, the UK police decided to cut ties with […]
Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Washington and NCH Florida hit by Ransomware
Officials at the Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Washington have confirmed that their IT infrastructure was hit by a ransomware attack in June this year and data including patient health info was affected. According to the latest update given by the Aberdeen based healthcare providers’ spokesperson Nancy Long, hackers were demanding a payment of $1 […]
Ransomware attack on Canon DSLR Cameras
Canon DSLR Cameras which are renowned among professional photographers are said to be vulnerable to ransomware attacks over the air. According to research conducted by a security professional named Eyal Itkin from CheckPoint, Canon EOS 80D DSLR cameras are susceptible to malware attacks due to a flaw in their image transfer protocol. The security researcher […]
Cloud-based shared files are vulnerable to ransomware attacks
Vectra, a California based Cyber Threat Detection and Response firm discovered in its study that cloud-based shared files are extremely vulnerable to ransomware attacks. As most Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering cloud providers allow malicious encryption of shared files on network servers. Infiltrators can easily evade the security perimeters and target files with encryption algorithms which remain […]
MegaCortex ransomware spreading hackers demand $5.8 Million for decryption
Hackers spreading MegaCortex Ransomware are reported to be demanding $5.8 Million as a ransom to decrypt locked up files says a security threat report released on Monday by the security researchers of iDefense Researchers. As per the statement released along with the threat report, Leo Fernandez, Senior Manager of the Malware analysis and Countermeasures(MAC) team […]
GermanWiper Ransomware attack warning for Germany Â
Ransomware attack reports are in that a new variant of ransomware is targeting companies operating in Germany. Dubbed as GermanWiper the ransomware tends to have the ability to replace the infected files with zeroes and ones, thus destroying the ability to recover the files with decryption keys after a ransom payment or by any other […]
Latest Android Ransomware spreading through SMS messages
According to researchers from ESET which is a Slovakia based Cybersecurity company a new malware is said to be on prowl on the web and is said to be targeting those using Android smartphones. It is a kind of ransomware which encrypts files on mobile phones and is active since July 12 this year. As […]
Cyber attack news trending on Google
1.) Hackers reportedly targeted the mobile phones used by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro early last week and the incident was confirmed by the Brazilian Justice Ministry through a press statement yesterday. The announcement comes just after a statement released by the Brazilian police on July 25th claiming a cyber attack probe launched on the mobile […]
Trending news headlines on Google related to Cyber Attacks
1.) Bellingcat, an investigative journalism website which offers open-source intelligence and fact-finding tools has revealed that a recent cyberattack on its database has been sourced to Russian intelligence. Eliot Higgins, who happens to be the founder of the British based Bellingcat website said on last Friday that Russia backed hackers have been consistently trying to […]
Ransomware attack forces Louisiana Governor to declare an emergency
Ransomware attack has forced Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to declare emergency after three school districts in the region were hit by a ransomware attack early this week. The names of the school districts are Ouachita, Morehouse and Sabin and sources confirm that the digital files about the three schools remain encrypted and remain inaccessible […]
