Ransomware
US and UK governments issue sanctions on 7 Russians spreading ransomware
For the first time in the history of law, 7 cyber criminals, apparently linked to Russian Intelligence, were slapped with sanctions. Additionally, the real world names, email address, photos and DoBs were also released to the press, to tarnish their image on an international note, thus making them eligible to be slapped with travel bans […]
Global Ransomware attack downs Florida Supreme Court and European Universities
A Global Ransomware campaign has reportedly targeted over 3800 organizations so far, including Florida Supreme Court and Universities operating in the United States and Central Europe. Analysis conducted by Ransomwhere; a digital platform that keeps a tab of all international cyber attacks says that the number of victims might increase as time unfolds. As the […]
Unpatched VMware servers vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks
France, Canada, Finland, and Italy have collectively released a warning against a ransomware attack that is targeting VMware servers through a vulnerability. And if facts are considered, the issue seems to be a two-year-old susceptibility that was fixed already. However, thousands of systems are still vulnerable to attacks, says the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) of […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
The first news that is trending is associated with financial service provider PayPal. News is out that social security numbers of nearly 35,000 users were leaked in a cyber attack that could have emerged from a credential stuffing campaign launched by a state funded actor. According to the update provided by a source from PayPal, […]
Ransomware being spread through Fortinet VPN Devices
A Canadian college and a global investment firm’s computer network were compromised with ransomware after hackers broke into the virtual private network of Fortinet devices. The incident was discovered by the security researchers from eSentire in October 2022. But for reasons they made the information public in Jan 2023. eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) stated […]
Intel and Check Point Software extend partnership for ransomware protection
Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. So, as a part of this collaboration the Harmony Endpoint solution from Check Point will be integrated into Intel vPro’s AI and ML driven threat detection tech allowing CPUs manufactured by the […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
A mining firm shut down its operations in Southern British Columbia in order to contain the repercussions developed from a ransomware attack. The Canadian Copper Mountain Mining Corporation is the firm that had to shut down its offices in Vancouver during the weekend as most part of its corporate computer network was held hostage by […]
Ransomware related news headlines trending on Google
For the first time, the hackers group that is being sponsored by North Korea State government is found spreading ransomware on computer networks related to companies and organizations operating in South Korea. According to the intelligence gathered by the National Police Agency of South Korea, the Kim Jong UN funded hacking groups were caught stealing […]
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
First is the news related to Southampton County of Virginia, as information is out that personal information of many county populaces was stolen in a ransomware attack that occurred in September 2022. Details are in that cyber criminals gained access to a server at Southampton and siphoned details such as name, social security numbers, driving […]
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
Microsoft, the technology giant of America, has linked Clop Ransomware gang’s whereabouts to a corporate network that was previously hit by Raspberry Robin worm. Meaning the said malware is acting as an access point to hackers spreading the said version of file encrypting malware. First spotted in September 2021, Raspberry Robin was found distributing to […]
