Ransomware
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 […]
RYUK Ransomware debuts in China
Hackers spreading RYUK Ransomware in the United States have now shifted their base to China. Well, this update was given by the Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center which adds that the virus spreading gangs have already targeted 7 Logistics companies and 2 technology companies along with a few municipalities so far demanding 11 Bitcoins as […]
Ransomware attack news of Monroe College and La Porte County
Monroe College which is in New York City has reported yesterday that its servers were encrypted with ransomware who were demanding $2 million ransom to free up the database from the malware. What’s interesting in this news piece is that the cyber incident came into light just after few weeks when reports came in that […]
Mayors of the US signed a resolution on Ransomware Attacks
Mayors of the United States have signed a resolution last month which states that they will never bow down to the demands of hackers with regards to the ransom payment. Meaning, the city mayors have decided that they will not pay any ransom to hackers if in case their city’s electronic systems are infected by […]
New eCh0raix Ransomware encrypts NAS devices
A new Ransomware named ‘eCh0raix’ is reported to be infecting Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices which are generally used to store backups and critical data. The said malware alleged to be targeting the NAS devices via brute forcing attacks where weak credentials are exploited by hackers to infiltrate into database networks. Currently, reports are in […]
Cyber Attacks fetch $45 billion loss worldwide
A survey conducted by the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (ISOTA) and working for the American government has discovered that last year over 2 million cyber attacks were witnessed on government networks operating on a global note fetching a $45 billion loss. ISOTA survey suggests that crypto jacking, phishing emails and hijacking of computer networks […]
Google Trending News related to Cybersecurity
1.) A sting operation carried out by a security researcher from Emsisoft has found that ransomware recovery firm in the UK named RedMosquito has been simply negotiating ransom payments with hackers and charging the clients with inflated bills. Going into the details, the UK firm which specializes in rescuing machines infected with malware; when contacted […]
