Ransom
What to do if a Ransomware Decryptor Doesn’t Work Even After Paying the Ransom
Ransomware attacks are among the most perilous threats facing individuals and organizations today. They lock or encrypt critical files, rendering them inaccessible until a ransom is paid. Despite paying the ransom, there are situations where the provided decryptor fails to restore your files. If you find yourself in this unfortunate scenario, here’s a comprehensive guide […]
Ransomware payments work in some cases say experts
During the Central Banking Summer Meetings 2024 in London, a group of security analysts explored the contentious issue of ransomware payments. They suggested that, in many cases, paying off hackers who spread ransomware may indeed yield results, given the alarming frequency of attacks involving data theft. This stolen information often ends up either leaked online […]
Email ransom frauds leading to suicides
Imagine one fine day an email pops out on your screen and presents itself to be from a friend or colleague. But when you click on it, that leads you to a string of vicious threats to destroy your life until a ransom is paid. Well, this is not a storyline from a Hollywood movie […]
Leominster pays $10K in bitcoin to free up data from a ransomware attack
Leominster school district located in the scenic locales of Worcester County, Massachusetts is reported to have paid $10k in bitcoin to free up data from the ransomware attack which encrypted its entire database early this month. Mayor Dean J Mazzarella said that the ransom payment made for the cyber attack will be debited from the […]
Web hosting provider to pay 1 million to ransomware hackers
South Korea’s web hosting company named Nayana has finally agreed to pay $1 million in bitcoins to hackers who launched a ransomware driven cyber-attack on the company’s business servers. As per the sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders, negotiations with the hackers have completed and the web hosting company has decided to bow to the […]
Schools in Florida turn extremely vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Florida-based School Networks are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, says a research study made by United Data Technologies. The Doral-based cyber security firm also confirmed that at least 4 Florida school district networks were hacked by cyber crooks to slip into other sensitive government systems, including state voting systems just before the US 2016 Polls. […]
MongoDB Database hacked for Ransom
MongoDB’s database which was hacked by cyber criminals last month is on a verge of being leaked to the public. The hackers who siphoned some critical content from the main network of the open source platform are now demanding a heavy ransom. If the company fails to pay them they are planning to leak those […]
