Ransomware
Fact sheet of LockerGoga ransomware which hit Norsk Hydro
Last week, Norway based Aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro was hit by a new variant of ransomware called LockerGoga. And as per the initial financial estimate, the ransomware is said to have caused a loss ranging between $30m to $40m for the Norwegian company which is now struggling to conduct automated operations in branches laid across […]
Ransomware attack cost on Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro estimated to be $41m
Norway based Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro which was hit by a ransomware attack last week has released a press statement today saying 60% of its servers have recovered from the malware impact and running normally. The firm also disclosed that the ransomware attack could cost it over 460 million Norwegian Kroner or appx.41 million pounds. […]
YouTuber PewDiePie fans target victims with ransomware for 100m subscribers
Fans of YouTuber PewDiePie who happen to be hackers are seen targeting victims with ransomware and found displaying notices to inform victims that a decryption key will only be issued to them when the said YouTube Channel reaches 100m subscribers. Some of those hackers have also tweeted that if in case the Indian Bollywood channel […]
Ransomware attack on the British Police Federation
The Police Federation of England and Wales has released an official statement today that their database was hit by ransomware on March 9th this year which impacted several servers including the email systems of the company. News is out that the malware attack took place on the IT Infrastructure of the federation’s Surrey Headquarters which […]
Now we have hardware to protect against Ransomware
Ransomware is a kind of malware which encrypts a database and restricts access to the user/s until a ransom is paid. And in order to counter it till date, we had certain decryption software offered by cyber security firms which were being used in cleaning up the malware mostly. Technically speaking, all operating systems prevailing […]
Boston Legal System reigning under ransomware attack
A ransomware attack launched by hackers from West is said to have crippled the entire digital systems of Boston Public Defenders last month. Highly placed sources say that the hackers are demanding a huge ransom in bitcoins, but the authorities have decided to use back-ups to restore services instead of bowing down to the demands […]
Ransomware attack news trending on Google
1.) Reports are in that class 11 students studying at the Sir John Colfox Academy, Bridport, Dorset, England have lost their valuable GCSE school work due to a ransomware attack recently. Highly placed sources say that the school database was hit by the said malware when a member of staff mistakenly opened an email containing […]
All about Yatron Ransomware using EternalBlue NSA Exploit
Ransomware news is out that a new kind of Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant is on the prowl on the dark web which is spreading widely by using the EternalBlue NSA exploits. Dubbed as ‘Yatron Ransomware’ the said malware is being promoted on Twitter by its creator. And a security researcher with the name ‘The Shadow’ was […]
Ransomware attack on Medical Billing company Wolverine Solutions Group
A Ransomware attack which took place on Medical Billing company called Wolverine Solutions Group (WSG) is said to have compromised data of more than 120,000 Health Alliance Plan(HAP) clients. However, the company spokesperson said on Wednesday that only the data was encrypted on the servers and none of the information was gone outside the network. […]
Cyber Attack news trending now on Google
1.) Last week the media buzzed with reports that the New Jersey Borough of Palisades Park witnessed a financial drain out when $460,000 went missing from the Borough’s official bank account as a result of a fraudulent wire transfer. News is out this week that the Mariner’s Bank received $200,000 advancement for the insurance claim […]
