Tag: ransom
Surge in Cyberattacks Leaves Economic Impact on U.S. State and Local Governments
A survey report from KnowBe4, a provider of security awareness training for social engineering, spear phishing and ransomware attacks, revealed that rising ransomware attacks...
California University Paid $1.14 Mn Ransom for Decryption Key
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) recently admitted that it paid $1.14 million to cybercriminals after suffering a ransomware attack. In an official...
Is There a “SNAKE” Under Honda’s Hood?
Although metamorphically, however, many cybersecurity experts believe that “there is a Snake under Honda’s hood”. Yes, you read it right! Operations of the Japanese...
Paying Ransom Doubles the Cost of Ransomware Attack: Research
Cybersecurity firm Sophos recently announced the findings of its global survey “The State of Ransomware 2020,” which revealed that paying ransom for data decryption...
Texas Court Systems Affected by Ransomware Attack
Websites of the Texas Supreme Court and the state’s appellate courts remained shuttered after being hit by a ransomware attack. The attack affected websites...
“ColdLock” Ransomware Hits Taiwanese Organizations
Researchers discovered a new ransomware codenamed “ColdLock” that targeted several organizations in Taiwan. According to researchers from Trend Micro, the ransomware appears to target...