Tag: ransom
Cognizant Suffers Maze Ransomware Attack; Services Disrupted
Information technology services provider Cognizant admitted that it is a recent victim of a ransomware attack. In an official statement, the IT giant stated...
67% Victims Paid Ransom to Recover Encrypted Data: Cyberthreat Defense Report
Hackers are more encouraged than ever, and the number of ransomware attacks is increasing. That’s because more victims are willing to pay the ransom...
45% of Employees Don’t Know How to Respond to Ransomware Attacks:...
A new research from Kaspersky revealed employees’ perceptions and readiness towards ransomware attacks. According to the research, employees across various business organizations of all...
Nefilim Ransomware: The GenNext of Nemty Ransomware
A new ransomware named as Nefilim, surfaced and began spreading at the end of February 2020. As per Bleeping Computer, its code has signatures...
McAfee Acquires Browser Isolation Firm Light Point Security
Device-to-cloud cybersecurity company McAfee recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire browser isolation company Light Point Security. As per the acquisition deal, employees...
Toll Faces Customer Fallout After Cyberattack
Toll Group, the Australian freight delivery service provider, is struggling to restore its services completely after being hit by the recent “Mailto” ransomware attack...
New Rogue Cryptomining Techniques and Cases
It’s common knowledge that new cryptocurrency units come into existence through mining, a process of complex computation relying on CPU or GPU power. Unfortunately,...
Miami Beach Police Department Suffers Ransomware Attack
The North Miami Beach Police Department was recently attacked in a ransomware campaign that encrypted files on the police computer networks. The department immediately...
Maastricht University Pays 30 Bitcoins as Ransom to TA505 Group
Maastricht University (UM), in a press release, revealed that it has paid a ransom of 30 bitcoins for unlocking the servers and systems compromised...
EKANS aka SNAKE Ransomware Slithers Slowly Through Corporate Networks
After Ryuk and Zeppelin, Snake Ransomware is a new breed of ransomware attack that targets not one or two but all computers on a...
