Ransomware
Cyber Attack news for the last day of this year 2018
1.) France based security engineers have found a software tool to navigate and monitor the dark web. But they also argue that the tool could spell deep trouble to the web users if it falls into wrong hands. Nicolas Hernandez, the Co-founder, and CEO of Aleph Networks, a company based in Lyon- France said that […]
RYUK ransomware disrupts US Newspaper distribution
RYUK ransomware is said to have disrupted the US Newspaper distribution from California and Florida on Saturday last week. Thus, the cyber attack which appeared to have originated outside the United States is said to have led to a 4-hour delay in the distribution of news editions related to Times, the Tribune, the Sun and […]
Ransomware attack exposes data of 16K patients from Georgia health center
A Ransomware attack launched on the database of Mind and Motion Developmental Center in Georgia is said to have exposed over 16,000 patient records. A spokesperson from the healthcare said that the attack was discovered on Sept 30 this year but was made public only after a preliminary investigation was conducted and results were obtained. […]
Most Google trended Cybersecurity keywords in 2018
As Donald Trump and the word ‘Idiot’ are currently trending the most on Google search engine, Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you the most searched keywords related to Cybersecurity which trended on Google in 2018. Cyptojacking- The word started to lead the trending list from May 2018 and is still said to be buzzing on the […]
Possible Ransomware attack on Christie Digital; disrupts production
Christie Digital, the Cypress, California based company which is into the manufacturing of DLP Projectors and various digital cinema projectors has announced that a malware attack has halted the production of its devices on a worldwide note and its workers had to be sent home due to the disruption. Dave Paolini, the Public Relation Manager […]
Sensational Cyber Attack news for the day
When the heading says it’s sensational we mean it by all means….and here’s the proof 1.) Facebook workers are reportedly turning against their company founder Mark Zuckerberg for spying on user calls & posts and signing secret deals with data firms to sell user data. And the crux is that they want their founder to […]
Over 20K Chinese PCs infected with a new ransomware variant
Ransomware news is out that over 20,000 personal computers in China are infected by a new ransomware variant which encrypts files until a ransom of 110 Yuan or $16 is paid via WeChat’s payment service- available exclusively in China and its provinces. As of now, sources say that the developers of the said malware are […]
Weak passwords act as entry points to Ransomware
To all those who use weak passwords, here’s an advice to quickly follow. Otherwise, it can ruin your computer security and network forever. Security experts from Quick Heal technologies say that weak passwords such as abc123, 12345 or QWERTY can help cyber criminals duck computer security and invade systems or networks with ransomware. They say […]
West Virginia hospitals become a victim of a Ransomware attack
Two hospitals in West Virginia are reported to have fallen victim to a ransomware attack launched last week. And as a result of the impact, it’s said that both the healthcare units have stopped accepting patients for emergency service transports. Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC) in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) in Martins […]
Sophos gives a new report on premeditating Ransomware Attacks
Hackers have started launching a new method of ransomware attacks where millions of dollars are being reaped by exploiting the availability of Windows System Administration Tools. Yes, a report from the Britain based cybersecurity company Sophos claims these findings to be absolutely true. The Sophos study claims that cyber crooks have devised a new method […]
