Ransomware
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching Not Petya Ransomware attack
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on public and private entities on last Tuesday. The attack which took place on June 27th, 2017 disrupted the work of public and private institutions by locking down their databases. The initial analysis made by some security experts said that the attack was a Petya malware attack. […]
Windows 10 new update to hide folders & files from Ransomware
Microsoft is all set to release a new security update to its Windows 10 users in September this year. And as per the claims made by Windows 10 testers, the software will soon have the potential to hide folders from malicious software which has crept into the PC through the network and this includes the […]
Antidote to GoldenEye Cyber Attack has been found
Security Researchers have found an antidote to the recent Petya Ransomware cyber attack which took place in the late hours of Monday this week. The researchers claim that the solution will act as a kill switch that would prevent GoldenEye ransomware from spreading future into vulnerable systems. Researchers have found that a creation of read-only […]
Microsoft blames tax software for spread of recent Petya Ransomware Cyber Attack
A global cyber attack launched for the second time in the past two months is said to have crippled almost all businesses in Ukraine. Except for few government agencies, the virus which mimics the features of Petya ransomware hit all enterprise systems in Europe and its neighboring countries. According to a recent media update issued […]
Petya ransomware hits companies across Europe
A major ransomware attack was launched on companies operating in Europe targeting banks, government offices and power grids. And as per the latest reports available to us, Ukraine’s National Bank, State Power Company and Largest Airport were also targeted by hackers. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Rozenko Pavlo said that the latest attack was a mimic of […]
Britain’s largest warship is vulnerable to Cyber Attacks!
HMS Queen Elizabeth which happens to be the world’s largest warship has finally made its way into the sea waters of Scotland yesterday just before midnight. Squeezing itself under the Forth Bridge of Scotland, the ship which weighs around 65,000 tons sailed for the first time giving cheers to the gathered public. But can you […]
FBI says Ransomware victims usually do not report
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently released Internet Crime Complaints Center’s annual report which says that ransomware victims fail to report to law enforcement agencies as soon as they fall prey to the malware. Reason-most companies do not want to report to police because as soon as they do, it becomes a […]
Cyber Attack on British Parliament!
Hackers suspected from Russia launched a cyberattack on the computer network British Parliament compromising up to 90 email accounts of Members of Parliament and their Peers. Thus, the attack which took place on Friday night forced the IT department of the Parliament to lock MPs out of their email accounts till the damage of the […]
A rundown on the top Five Mobile Security Threats
Mobile Security has become a prime concern for IT professionals working for enterprise businesses. The reason, businesses are turning less vigilant when it comes to mobile security while embracing the trend of BYOD. Very recently, Chris Crowley, a security instructor working for SANS Institute offered a rundown on the top mobile security threats lurking behind […]
Locky ransomware returns to infect Windows Vista and XP machines
Hackers spreading Locky ransomware is said to have returned with their latest campaign of infecting Windows machines. But this time their effort seems to be half-baked because the said ransomware is succeeding in infecting only Windows XP and Vista machines putting the modern Windows 7 & 10 machines aside. The malware is being spread by […]
