Cyber
United States FTC starts a new website to train SMBs on how to avoid Cyber Attacks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started a new website for SMBs with an objective to help small businesses avoid cyber attacks. Based on the inputs of the acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen, the website was started to host articles, videos, and other info aimed to educate owners of small businesses to avoid scams and protect […]
University College of London becomes a victim of Ransomware Cyber Attack
University College of London (UCL) became a victim of ransomware cyber attack on Wednesday. As a result, the educational institution’s database is under siege of the malware developers who are demanding a ransom of 3 BTC in exchange for a decryption key.The Information Services Division of the London University has confirmed the cyber attack and […]
US NSA links Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack to North Korea
The National Security Agency of United States has linked Pyongyang to the recent outbreak of Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack which affected more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries. The American security agency confirmed that a hackers group named Hidden Cobra was behind the ransomware attack launched on May 12th, 2017. The security agency also validated […]
Predictive Analytics could help counter Ransomware Cyber Threats
Ransomware has become a dreaded menace to both businesses and users of personal computers. Reason- the said malware not only helps hackers in holding technology as a hostage but also helps the cyber crooks in stealing valuable info which could trigger instant privacy concerns. Experts say that Predictive Analytics(PA) may prove as the best answer […]
South Korean Web Hosting Company hit by Erebus Ransomware
South Korea-based web hosting company named NAYANA has been hit by Erebus ransomware downing more than 153 Linux based servers and more than 3,480 websites hosted by the web services provider. As per the official reports available to us, hackers are demanding an astronomical price as ransom in exchange for the decryption key. But the […]
Foscam USA issues a cyber security alert to all its users
Chinese company Foscam has warned all its remote controlled CCTV camera users about a flaw which when exploited by hackers can pave the way to cyber espionage. In an email notice sent by Foscam USA, a subsidiary of Foscam Intelligent Technology Co. LTD, the company specified that 12 models of its cameras contain security flaws […]
Russian Cyber Threat to American Power Grids
Hackers who are being secretly funded by Russian government have devised a new cyber weapon which can disrupt American Power Grids affecting the day to day life of all Americans. As per the information available to us from a cyber security firm named Dragos, Russian hackers have devised a cyber malware called CrashOverride which has […]
Ransomware cyber attacks can prove fatal to Bitcoin users
Almost the whole world witnessed a digital crisis on May 12th, 2017 when hackers launched Wannacry Ransomware cyber attack on more than 200,000 computers operating across 174 countries. Media reports indicated that most of the victims of this ransomware were the ones who were using the dead and extinct Windows XP and those using unpatched […]
Windows 10 is officially immune to Ransomware says Microsoft
Microsoft in one of its blog updates said that its Windows 10 operating system is immune to all kinds of ransomware threats existing in the world for now. Robert Lefferts, the Director of Program Management for Windows Enterprise and Security made it official that no known ransomware has the potential to work against their most […]
Cyber Attack on Al Jazeera News Network and Social Media platforms
Al Jazeera which is a Qatar-based news organization has made it official that it was a victim of cyber attack. The news organization issued a public statement yesterday which said that all its websites and digital platforms were undergoing systematic and continual hacking attempts which were gaining intensity every hour and were taking various forms. […]
