Ransomware Attack
Weekend Cyber Security News
Google has decided not to allow the use of Artificial Intelligence software in weapons and in surveillance efforts taken up by the government. Thus, with the latest declaration, the internet juggernaut has put an end to the months of protest put forward by their employees against the Company’s work with the US Military on Project […]
Ransomware attack on Roseburg Public Schools
School authorities of Roseburg Public Schools have confirmed that hackers targeted the school’s database systems with ransomware on Monday morning blocking access to the school district’s email, website, and software. Gerry Washburn, the school’s superintendent confirmed the news and disclosed that the school’s IT staff were working alongside the law enforcement to decrypt the files […]
NHS signs £150 million deal with Microsoft to boost its Cyber Security Defenses
After the May’17 WannaCry Ransomware attack, National Health Service of UK, shortly known as NHS is reported to spend £150 million to boost its cyber attack defenses against growing cyber threats from countries like Russia and North Korea. The healthcare organization is said to have signed a deal with Microsoft to enhance its security intelligence […]
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 […]
Cyber Attack hits Maersk Group again
Maersk has made it official that its business subsidiary operating in Australia was hit by a second cyber attack early this month. Security analysts at Svitzer Australia have discovered that the email system of the company was under the control of hackers from past 10 months before the hack was discovered on March 1st this […]
Ransomware Attack strikes CDOT for the second time!
SamSam Ransomware attack which struck the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) last week, has struck again on Thursday this week in a different form. The officials of the CDOT said that malware this time appears to be a new variant and is much more sophisticated than the previous SamSam Ransomware attack. “We had 20% of […]
Ransomware Attack on Davidson County might take months to recover!
The Davidson County’s Manager Zeb Hanner has released a public statement saying that the county’s computer systems were under the influence of a ransomware attack and could take weeks or months to full recovery. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the attack took place on early hours of Friday last week and […]
Cyber Attack hits Harvey County disrupting its whole Computer Network
On Sunday last week, a cyber attack crippled the entire computer network of Harvey County disrupting all digital services related to issue of driving licenses, Vehicle tags, and other utilities. On Wednesday the county issued a press statement that no personal info was compromised in the attack and the issue is still under investigation. A […]
Vladimir Putin led Russian Military was behind NotPetya Ransomware attack!
The year 2017 witnessed two variants of Ransomware attacks on private and public entities operating across the world. First, it was the much talked WannaCry Ransomware which disrupted almost 300,000 computers working across 150 countries in May’17. And the second was NotPetya ransomware attack which struck mostly the businesses operating in Ukraine and Europe in […]
