Ransomware
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
Lloyd’s London, a leading insurance trader in the world, has apparently experienced cyber attack that is currently being deeply probed. The company issued a press statement that it has hired a cyber experts team to investigate the incident and those behind the attack. Because, UK is supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, the suspicion […]
Is backup the only solution to block ransomware threats
Well, to a certain extent, yes, say security experts! As it helps in recovering data when any untoward situation arises. However, the data backup must be done technically and must be efficient enough to be help users recover from a cyber incident with minimal downtime and public embarrassment. Coming to the backup, there is a […]
Corrupting files is easy than spreading Ransomware
Cyderes, a Cybersecurity Risk Management firm from Missouri, has discovered that corrupting files are proving cheaper, is faster and is less likely to be detected by security solutions. For this reason, some hacking groups who were into ransomware attacks have set up a separate sect of threat actors who are being assigned the job of […]
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
A recent study made in the time frame of January to June this year revealed that over 1.2 million ransomware attacks were launched so far in this year. And as per an estimate, most of the targets were businesses operating in healthcare, finance, education, utilities and technology sectors. The research carried out by Barracuda networks […]
GIGN Elite Force helps lower ransom to a French Hospital
GIGN, an elite cyber force set up by French National Gendarmerie, has lowered the ransom demanded by hackers to free up data on the database of a Paris Hospital. CHSF Hospital Centre in Corbeil-Essonnes is the healthcare service provider in discussion whose servers storing imaging and patient data were locked up by encryption. As per […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyber attacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. The technology giant mentioned in its Cyber Signals reports that most of the attempts were made by exploiting configuration errors by admins […]
Ransomware news headlines trending on Google
North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly designed new ransomware that is being targeted at M1 processors popularly running on Macs and Intel systems. And security researchers from ESET have discovered that the malware was uploaded to the VirusTotal operated system in Brazil and was targeted by a social engineering attack. ESET claims the Lazarus campaign […]
Cyber Attack related 7 news headlines trending on Google
1.) First news is about a cyber attack on two energy companies operating in Luxembourg. According to the web, two energy firms Creos and Enovos, both business units of Encevo Group, were targeted by a ransomware attack on the night of July 22 this year. However, electricity and gas supply weren’t disrupted by the digital […]
Tips to negotiate ransom payment in Ransomware Attacks
FBI and CISA have been repeatedly urging companies to stop paying ransom, as it not only encourages crime but also doesn’t guarantee a decryption key. However, in some situations, when we fall prey to cyber criminals spreading file encrypting malware, the only option left will be to bow down to the demands of hackers. This […]
Teenagers are being encouraged to spread ransomware
Ransomware-as-a-service gang is on the prowl of teenagers who can act as distributors for malware. As law enforcement is tightening the noose around black hat hackers in all ways, ransomware spreading groups are now focusing more on luring teenagers into their business distribution stream. According to a study made by security software firm Avast, cybercriminals […]
