Ransomware
Ransomware hits servers at Port of San Diego
A sophisticated cyber attack involving Ransomware is said to have disrupted one or more computer servers at the IT facility of the Port of San Diego. It’s said that the port officials identified the attack at first on Tuesday and then investigated it further to identify that the servers related to Harbor Police and the […]
News Share of 6 Cyber Attack incidents for this day
1.) The parental access to online student info of Oklahoma City Schools is said to have been blocked by a cyber attack last week. Beth Harrison, the spokeswoman of Oklahoma District released a press statement saying that the attack took place on Sept 17 and was identified and contained by the September 19th,2018. But Harrison […]
Europol warns against these Cyber Crimes
Europol, the official Law Enforcement agency for the European Union has warned the world on 10 ways in which people can get impacted by cybercrime. The alert was presented at the 5th Annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) hosted at the Interpol Cyber Crime Conference in Singapore. The criminal intelligence of European Union described […]
New Zealand based Vetent hit by a Ransomware attack
Vetent, a New Zealand based Veterinary Hospital chain is said to have become a victim of Ransomware attack on Saturday last week. And according to a spokesperson from Gisborne Branch, the cyber attack has impacted the Central database of the healthcare organization blocking the digital access to the entire chain of animal clinics located across […]
US to sue North Korea for Wannacry and Sony Cyber Attacks
United States Department of Justice has decided to indict a North Korean with dual- charges of spreading WannaCry Ransomware attack around the world and cyber attacking the database of Sony Corp in 2014. The plan of US behind this accuse is to name & shame the alleged perpetrators so that countries like Russia, China and […]
What happens when ransomware attack turns into a data breach
For those who are misinterpreting the headline as an activity where hackers leaked data on the internet for not getting the demanded sum as a ransom, here’s a briefing. Health Management Concepts (HMC), an online resource which educates, empowers and advocates individuals in improving their health and well being is reported to have become a […]
Canadian town Midland hit by Ransomware Attack
The Town of Midland, located in Ontario, Canada is reported to have been hit by a ransomware attack. According to a press release issued by the town officials the incident is said to have taken place on early hours of Saturday i.e. Sept 1st, 2018 when hackers succeeded in accessing the network to infect the […]
Hackers spread ransomware by these 4 methods
Ransomware spreading hackers are getting sophisticated day by day and no organization seems to be immune to such cyber attacks. In this article, we will discuss the popular methods through which hackers are spreading ransomware to corporate networks. Hope, it helps companies which are in search of ways to isolate their corporate IT infrastructure from […]
Meet the Barack Obama ransomware
Sometimes strange names put to malware catch the attention of media who are always in the zeal to disclose newly discovered web viruses to the world. One such happens to be Barack Obama’s Blackmail Virus Ransomware. First reported by the MalwareHunter team, this ransomware is said to only encrypt.EXE files on a computer after which […]
EMEA pays high to ransomware spreading hackers
A survey conducted by Barracuda on over 630 organizations, says that corporate organizations from the EMEA region are paying hackers the demanded ransom in order to free up their databases from encrypting malware. This approach is being highly discouraged by law enforcers and security experts as it doesn’t guaranty data access to the victims and […]
