Tag: ransom
New Ransomware “Zeppelin” Targets High Profiles in Canada and Europe
Security researchers stated that cybercriminals have created a new ransomware variant titled “Zeppelin” to target healthcare and IT companies in the U.S., Canada, and...
Hackers Demand US$14M in Ransom to Unlock Systems in U.S. Nursing Homes
Virtual Care Provider, a technology services provider for nursing homes and acute care sites, was hit with a ransomware attack that seized access to...
Microsoft Declines Rumors about “Teams” used in Ransomware Attacks
Microsoft has declined rumors about its communication platform Teams being used by cybercriminals to install ransomware on company networks.
The speculations from unknown sources are...
Ransomware named Defray on the loose
Yet another ransomware is making the rounds. Dubbed Defray, the ransomware is targeting the education, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology sectors.
According to Proofpoint, a cybersecurity...
More than 2.5 million people encountered ransomware in last 12 months: Europol
The European police and Kaspersky Lab conducted a study that reported, “Ransomware has soared since 2012, with criminals lured by the promise of profit...
Victims lost more than $25 million to ransomware in last two years: Google
A recent study by researchers at Google, Chainalysis, UC San Diego, and the NYU Tandom School of Engineering has revealed that the victims of...