Ransomware
Ransomware attack leads to shutting down of California based healthcare service provider
Can you believe that a ransomware attack on a healthcare provider has forced it to shut down its services by this year-end..? If not, here’s a news share that will enlighten your minds on the potential of a malware attack which has led to the closure of California based Wood Ranch Medical(WRM) services provider. Going […]
Two Ontario Canada based hospitals hit by Ransomware Attack
Two Ontario based hospital networks were hit by a malware attack early this week locking down their database and offering network issues to staff and patients. The Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance located in North of Stratford and Wingham Hospital in Northeast Huron County is the victims which have been digitally locked down from access by […]
Ransomware attack on Woodstock Police Service and City of Woodstock
City of Woodstock and Woodstock Police Service of Ontario, Canada are reported to be reigning under a cyber attack which has disabled the entire communication and data related IT infrastructure of the federal agency. David Creery, the top admin of Woodstock said that the computer network of the city and the police agency was […]
Travis Central Appraisal District hit by a ransomware attack
Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) which looks into the market evaluation process of public and private properties in Travis County, Texas has admitted that it became a victim of a ransomware attack on September 11th,2019. However, the District organization says that it did not bow down to the demands of hackers and will recover its […]
Stratford City paid $75,091 to free up their database from a ransomware attack
City of Stratford which happens to be an urban town from Ontario, Canada was in news in April this year for a ransomware attack. The staff of the town located on the banks of the Avon River said that their servers were all encrypted with a malware which hit the network on April 14th, 2019. […]
Types of Ransomware Attacks
To all those who are unfamiliar with ransomware lurking in the current cyber landscape, here’s a bit of knowledge share! Ransomware is a kind of malware which enters a computer system or network through fraudulent means and locks down files from access by encrypting them until a demanded ransom is paid to hackers in return […]
White House CIO slams Cyber Insurance Companies for encouraging ransomware
Theresa Payton, the EX CIO of White House has slammed Cyber Insurance companies for encouraging customers in bowing down to the demands of hackers and making the victims pay the ransom in exchange for a decryption key. “I am increasingly concerned on the practice followed by the insurance companies and would like the white house […]
Trending Ransomware Attack news headlines on Google
On September 2nd, 2019 which happened to be a labor day in the US, the Souderton Area School District became a victim of a ransomware attack causing disruptions to its technology systems limiting access to email and communication services. The Philadelphia based school district has assured that none of the sensitive details or financial details […]
New Bedford City in Massachusetts offers $400,000 Ransomware payment
A US city named New Bedford located in Massachusetts, US has reportedly become a victim of a ransomware attack in July this year. Although this incident happened almost two months ago, Jon Mitchell, the Mayor of New Bedford decided to reveal the details through a press conference on Wednesday this week. According to the media […]
Baltimore ransomware attack due to Microsoft Win XP and Vista operating systems
An official update released by Baltimore city officials’ states that the ransomware attack which took place on May 2019 on the city’s database was due to the fact that most of the systems were operating on obsolete operating systems such as Windows XP and Windows Vista which are “extinct” as per the Windows Security Update […]
