Malware
Latest WhatsApp scam triggers Mobile Security Alert!
All WhatsApp users are hereby alerted that new a WhatsApp scam is doing rounds which try to charge the users using the instant messenger. As per the source of Cybersecurity Insiders, hackers are circulating fake text messages which warn recipients that the subscription of their messenger service has run out and users need to follow […]
Ransomware attacks surge Cyber Insurance claims
A research carried out by UK based Insurance company named CFC Underwriting says that ransomware attacks now account for almost a quarter of insurance claims. The data compiled as a report by the insurer says that a year ago, ransomware accounted for just over a tenth of cyber insurance claims. But now the figure has […]
Chipotle Restaurants hit with Credit Card info-stealing malware
Chipotle customers were put on high alert after authorities related to the restaurant chain alerted them about a cyber attack which took place between March 24th to April 23rd of this year. The security alert was related to a malware which had the potential to steal credit card info and was inserted by hackers through […]
malware: painting a picture part 2
This post was originally published here by Jacob Serpa. As firms try to migrate to the cloud and protect themselves from threats like malware, they are engaging in a delicate process that can be compared to creating a painting (as discussed in Part One). In this analogy, malware can be thought of as a saboteur who throws paint […]
China issues a global warning on UIWIX ransomware!
China has warned all nations across the globe against a ransomware named UIWIX which is spreading in a similar way like the “WannaCry” virus which infected more than 200,000 computers over 150 countries last week. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and software company AsiaInfo discovered this virus while probing into the Wanna […]
Malware Hack Attacking the Grid…BIGLY
For more than four years, malware has been posing as legitimate software and infecting industrial equipment across the globe. The malware, which looks just like the Siemens control gear software, has affected at least seven plants in the US. According to security experts, the malware was specifically designed to attack this industrial equipment, but what […]
A synopsis of WannaCry ransomware attack launched on 150 countries
By now, almost the whole world is aware of the fact that hackers launched a ransomware attack last weekend targeting organizations in more than 150 countries. Though not much is known about the group which indulged in this activity, security experts confirmed that the attack was launched using the espionage tools developed by United States […]
Hackers launch cyber attacks on Gmail Accounts
Just a couple of hours ago Internet Juggernaut Google has issued a warning against a notorious cyber attack targeting Gmail Accounts. The web services giant said that a malicious email campaign was spreading through the internet like wildfire in the disguise of an invitation to Google Doc and was mainly targeting school staff and students […]
Teenage hacker makes £ 400,000 by hacking 1.7 million Xbox Live and Minecraft accounts
Teenage Hacker named Adam Mudd is said to have made £400,000 by selling a nasty virus to fellow hackers which led to the crash of more than 1.7 million Xbox Live and Minecraft accounts. The young computer hacker is on a verge of facing a jail term for crashing websites and causing immense damage to […]
Malware cyber attack exposes Credit Card details of InterContinental Hotel guests
A malware attack on a chain of hotels owned by InterContinental has resulted in the leak of credit card details to hackers. The Global Hotels Chain has also accepted the fact that the stolen details were used by hackers to make unauthorized transactions. The brands affected were Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo, Crowne […]
