Tag: ransomware
Four in Five Schools in the UK suffer Security Incident: Report
A recent cybersecurity audit revealed that four out of five schools in the United Kingdom have suffered a security incident like phishing, malware, and...
Ransomware affects multiple Government Agencies in Texas
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has revealed that around 23 Local Government Organizations in Texas have been hit with a ransomware attack...
DSLR Cameras are vulnerable to attacks: Researchers
Security researchers have discovered that DSLR cameras, which are connected to a Wi-Fi network, are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. The researchers, from the security...
North Korean hackers made $2 billion: UN report
State-sponsored hackers from North Korea could have earned around $2 billion by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges and financial organizations.
According to a report from the United...
Hackers took the Baltimore city government hostage!
Several of the Baltimore city services were halted after a ransomware attack hit city computers. According to the news portal Baltimore Sun, hackers infected...
Microsoft discovered 71 new ransomware families in first half of 2017
Microsoft recently came out with its Security Intelligence Report which highlighted a global increase in ransomware. The researchers discovered 71 new families of ransomware...
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...
Nigerian man attacks 4000 companies single-handedly
According to a Check Point Research Team investigation, a Nigerian man attacked 4,000 companies in energy, mining, and construction sectors in several countries, including...
Victims lost more than $25 million to ransomware in last two...
A recent study by researchers at Google, Chainalysis, UC San Diego, and the NYU Tandom School of Engineering has revealed that the victims of...
