Ransomware
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 […]
Traffic Cameras of Victoria hit by WannaCry Ransomware
Victoria Traffic Police Department has made it official yesterday that almost 55 of its speed monitoring and red light cameras were infected by WannaCry Ransomware. The malware flaw was detected last week when the cameras soon started to exhibit an unusual flaw of rebooting on their own for every 30 minutes. The Victorian Department of […]
Wannacry Ransomware makes Honda halt its Car production for this week
Wannacry ransomware which targeted more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries made Japanese Car Company Honda halt its production for this week. As per the reports available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the world renowned car maker decided to halt the production at the Sayama Plant, located North West of Tokyo due to the presence of […]
Cyber Threat deepens due to 670 million malware samples says McAfee Report
America based Cyber Security firm McAfee has divulged in its June 2017 Cyber Threat report that the total number of malware samples existing in the cyberspace has increased by 22 percent in the last four quarters. The security firm also concluded in its report that more than 670 million malware samples have hit the cyberspace […]
Web hosting provider to pay 1 million to ransomware hackers
South Korea’s web hosting company named Nayana has finally agreed to pay $1 million in bitcoins to hackers who launched a ransomware driven cyber-attack on the company’s business servers. As per the sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders, negotiations with the hackers have completed and the web hosting company has decided to bow to the […]
What to do when you are hit with ransomware?
May 12th of this year witnessed a global Wannacry Ransomware outbreak which targeted more than 200,000 computers across 150 nations. The cyber threat not only exploited all unpatched Windows machines but once again proved that the digital world is extremely vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks. Cyber Security firm Kaspersky released a recent white paper titled […]
Microsoft discloses some details about Windows 10 inbuilt Ransomware Protection
In the latest security bulletin released by the American Software Giant Microsoft, it was clearly mentioned that the only Windows OS which did not bow down to the demands of Wanna cry ransomware developers/hackers was Windows 10 operating system. The reason, it has an inbuilt ransomware protection which keeps its users away from almost all […]
University College of London becomes a victim of Ransomware Cyber Attack
University College of London (UCL) became a victim of ransomware cyber attack on Wednesday. As a result, the educational institution’s database is under siege of the malware developers who are demanding a ransom of 3 BTC in exchange for a decryption key.The Information Services Division of the London University has confirmed the cyber attack and […]
Predictive Analytics could help counter Ransomware Cyber Threats
Ransomware has become a dreaded menace to both businesses and users of personal computers. Reason- the said malware not only helps hackers in holding technology as a hostage but also helps the cyber crooks in stealing valuable info which could trigger instant privacy concerns. Experts say that Predictive Analytics(PA) may prove as the best answer […]
