Attack
All about Yatron Ransomware using EternalBlue NSA Exploit
Ransomware news is out that a new kind of Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant is on the prowl on the dark web which is spreading widely by using the EternalBlue NSA exploits. Dubbed as ‘Yatron Ransomware’ the said malware is being promoted on Twitter by its creator. And a security researcher with the name ‘The Shadow’ was […]
Google Trending news related to Cyber Attacks
1.) From now on, the government of Maryland has decided to draw stringent penalties against ransomware developers and spreaders with state lawmakers already planning to transform the bill into law by March second week this year. Thus, those convicted of ransomware crimes may face tougher penalties in coming weeks which include those who plotted ransomware […]
Cyber Attack news currently trending on Google
1.) Instagram has tweeted yesterday that it was aware of a bug that could have caused the drain out of millions of followers from its celebrity profiles which includes some big names such as Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and such… The photo-sharing website is currently working on the […]
Ransomware attack sends Sammamish City into Emergency
Sammamish, a city in Washington, United States has declared an emergency as soon as the city’s interim manager was informed that the digital assets of the Council were targeted by a ransomware attack. In a statement released a few hours ago, City Manager Larry Patterson confirmed the news and added that a third party security […]
Canada’s Coast Capital Savings becomes a victim of Cyber Attack
Surrey-based Coast Capital Savings was subjected to a cyber attack recently and news is out that the hackers managed to siphon thousands of dollars from accounts of more than 140 members in between November and December last year. Though the total amount stolen is yet to be known, highly placed sources say that each member […]
The biggest data breaches of all times till date
All these days Cybersecurity Insiders has reported to its reader’s info about the news of cyber attacks and the top data breaches which happened in the current year. But on the last day of this year, it would like to bring to your notice a list of the largest reported data breaches of USA in […]
FBI seizes firms offering Cyber Attacks-on-Demand
US Department of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that it has seized over 15 internet domains and has charged around 14 men associated with firms that offer cyber attacks-on-demand. The law enforcement agency has added in its statement that the firms were found indulging in malicious practices such as spreading malware and launching […]
Cyber Attack on Russian Embassy by the UK
All these days we found nations accusing Russia of launching cyber attacks on their country’s digital infrastructure. But now, the Russian Embassy in London claims that its website was hit by hackers based in the UK which could be a state-sponsored attack. Officials from Russian embassy say that attack was launched on the website on […]
State-sponsored DDoS Cyber Attack on Twitter
Twitter servers tumbled down for several hours last month after they received unusually large volumes of traffic coming from individual IP addresses located in China and Saudi Arabia. Preliminary investigations reveal that the incident could be the work of state-sponsored hackers. But the social networking website added in its statement that nothing can be concluded […]
Shamoon Malware behind Saipem Cyber Attack
Saipem, the Italian oil services firm has discovered in its cyber attack investigation that last week’s disruption of its 300 servers was caused by Shamoon Virus attack- linking it to the 2012’s massive attack on Saudi Aramco. A statement released by the company on Wednesday says that the work to restore the operations was going […]
