Ransomware
Ransomware Guidelines published by NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, renowned shortly as NIST has published some ransomware guidelines that need to be followed by organizations that are concerned about ransomware attacks. NIST’s objective in offering such guidelines is to help the IT staff of firms to learn how to prevent ransomware attacks on their networks and […]
Tax reimbursement for ransomware payments
As many companies are falling prey to Ransomware Attacks in the United States these days, there is a high probability that such payments might earn the victim a tax reimbursement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as per the little-known legal clause. Meaning, those who are bowing down to the demands of hackers by […]
May 2021 witnessed over 223.7 million ransomware attacks
According to a report released by SonicWall, over 223.7 million ransomware attack attempts were detected by its researchers in May 2021, highlighting the fact that ransomware has become the most profitable cyber weapon for hackers to bank on SonicWall researchers suggest that the maximum increase in ransomware incidents was seen in the United States followed […]
Ransomware attack on US Fertility Clinic exposes patient data
A ransomware attack reportedly exposed files related to a US Fertility Clinic in April this year and news are now out that the victim managed to recover its data from the threat actor and has taken assurance from the malware spreading gang that the accessed information was deleted permanently from their servers after successful negotiations. […]
Russia to send Ransomware spreading criminals to the USA
Russia is ready to extradite ransomware spreading criminals to the United States of America, but only if the same reaction is assured by Biden-led Nation. Speaking to a reporter of State TV ahead of the Geneva Summit to be held on June 14th,2021, Vladimir Putin hinted that his nation plans to restore personal contacts under […]
US DOJ recovers more than half of ransomware payment of Colonial Pipeline hack
In May this year, the United States fuel supplier Colonial Pipeline made a payment of $4.4 million in Bitcoins to DarkSide hacking group for freeing up its servers from the file-encrypting malware. Now, the US Department of Justice has issued a media update stating that a majority of the ransom payment was recovered from […]
US to treat Ransomware on par with Terrorism
Joe Biden-led United States has decided to treat Ransomware spread on par with Terrorism and is urging victims not to pay any ransom to hackers. In a Media briefing issued to Reuters, Jennifer Granholm, the US Energy Secretary stated that all federal units will now be put on high alert against any kind of file-encrypting […]
White House warns companies on Ransomware
After the Colonial Pipeline Hack last month, Biden led government seems to have taken the protection of US IT Infrastructure seriously as the White House issued an open letter to companies yesterday warning them against ransomware attacks and the after repercussions A memo issued on Thursday morning from Anne Neuberger of the National Security […]
Backup appliance maker Exagrid pays $2.6m to Conti Ransomware hackers
Despite repeated warnings by the law enforcement agencies like the FBI against ransomware payments, Backup appliance maker Exagrid has reportedly paid $2.6m in Bitcoins to those spreading Conti Ransomware. Going deep into the details, the firm that is into the business of data storage was hit by the Conti Ransomware group in May this year […]
Ransomware attack on Ireland Health Service HSE
Irish Health Service official known as the Health Service Executive (HSE) a government-funded healthcare system was hit by a ransomware attack on Friday this week bringing the testing and treatment of Covid 19 patients to a halt. However, the vaccination program was going as per the earlier plan and the emergency services were operating normally. […]
