Tag: ransomware
U.S. RailWorks Corp. Reports Data Breach Post Ransomware Attack
The U.S.-based railroad company, RailWorks Corporation, reported a data breach to the Office of the Attorney General of California, which has potentially compromised the...
Ransomware Blocks U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Supplies
A ransomware attack on a U.S. natural gas supplying facility brought its operations to a standstill for two days when the organization’s incidence response...
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...
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...
Mailto Ransomware Hits Toll Group, Deliveries Across Australia Affected
Toll Group, Australia’s logistics giant, was targeted by a cybersecurity incident that compromised around 1,000 systems affecting local and global deliveries across the country....
Why CISOs Should Worry About Sodinokibi Ransomware
In late April 2019, researchers from Cisco Talos came across a strain of ransomware that raided a web server. The entry point was a...
NCC Boosts Cybersecurity to Protect ICT Networks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has collaborated with major cybersecurity participants in Nigeria to build a robust cybersecurity ecosystem to protect the country’s Information and Communication...
Ransomware Strikes News Monitoring Service Platform TVEyes
TVEyes, a platform for monitoring TV and radio news broadcasts, has taken down its operations due to a ransomware hit. In a tweet, TVEyes...
Over 10 Million Malicious Emails Blocked by British Council in 2019
British Council, the U.K.’s global organization specializing in international cultural and educational opportunities, was hit by over 10 million malicious email attacks in 2019....
