Ransomware
ISIL will shift its focus to cyber attacks after battlefield loss!
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, shortly known as ISIL, is all set to shift its focus to cyber warfare due to the battlefield loss with American troops in Iraq. Yes, the terrorist group along with a few other anti-social elements of Israel has decided to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure […]
Malwarebytes states that Ransomware and Cryptomining spiked in 2017!
According to a report released by Malwarebytes, Ransomware and Cryptomining attacks are said to have spiked in 2017. The security firm discovered that threat has increased to an alarming scale specifically in the Asia Pacific region with a report revealing a 1000 percent increase in detections in 2017 and with no signs of mellowing down […]
Ransomware news on Spartanburg Public Library and GandCrab
Spartanburg County Public Library was hit by a ransomware cyberattack on Monday this week and so the users of the library were not in a position to check out or return books from that day onwards. The library staff has issued a notice on Tuesday saying the computer systems were down for maintenance and so […]
TOR Proxy sites divert Ransomware payments to new Bitcoin Wallets
Cybercrime has become sophisticated and the latest news acts as a perfect example to prove it. Nowadays, ransomware authors are being tricked by nasty scammers who are diverting the ransomware payments to their own bitcoins wallets, leaving the victims of encrypted data and the ransomware spreading criminals in jeopardy. Yes, this is being done with […]
Allscripts is yet to recover from SamSam Ransomware Attack!
A new variant of Ransomware called ‘SamSam’ is seen striking the companies operating in West and the latest victim happens to be ‘AllScripts Healthcare Solutions’, which offers electronic health records services and practice management to physicians, hospitals and Paramedics working across America. The Chicago based company said that it is yet to recover from the […]
Adams Memorial Hospital suffers a Ransomware Attack
Adams Memorial Hospital has admitted that few of its servers were attacked by hackers with ransomware on January 11th this year. Ransomware is nothing but a kind of malware which encrypts all the data in the database and offers access only when a ransom is paid to the hackers or ransomware spreaders. The healthcare which […]
Microsoft Azure Backups are now Ransomware protected!
Data Backups are turning into lifelines to businesses as they help firms to recover from data loss in the event of catastrophic disasters. But when we look at the new levels of ransomware doing the damage in 2017, one can easily get a feeling that it’s getting hard to keep the cloud-based backups isolated from […]
Microsoft OneDrive offers Ransomware protection to its Users!
OneDrive, the prestigious Cloud Storage Platform of Microsoft Corporation has announced details of a newly incorporated feature which allows users to fully restore files against accidental deletion disasters or ransomware attacks. According to a digital presentation and a subsequent Tweet from Stephen Rose, Senior Product Marketing Manager for the OneDrive Team, the “ File Restore” […]
Ransomware spreaders are seen dumping Bitcoins for rival Crypto Currencies!
Ransomware spreaders or those demanding ransom in return for a decryption key to free up a ransomware attacked encrypted database are saying ‘No’ to Bitcoins these days. It said that cybercriminals are now demanding more private digital currency like Monero, Ethereum, and Zcash in order to avoid being tracked by law enforcement. From the past […]
Hackers use Washington DC Security Surveillance Cameras to spread Ransomware
Last week, two Romanian nationals named Mihai Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru were arrested and prosecuted for launching cyber attacks on the surveillance system of Washington DC Police, which they later used to distribute ransomware. The arrest and prosecution were made as a part of Operation Bukovina that culminated in the arrest of 5 suspects […]
