Ransomware
Altran hit by a Cyber Attack and Ransomware is suspect
France based Altran Technologies has disclosed that it became a target of a cyber attack last week on Thursday and confirmed that the company’s commercial operations in some European countries were severely impacted. The Engineering consultancy firm headquartered in Paris has decided to shut down its IT systems till Wednesday this week to implement a […]
Ransomware attack sends Sammamish City into Emergency
Sammamish, a city in Washington, United States has declared an emergency as soon as the city’s interim manager was informed that the digital assets of the Council were targeted by a ransomware attack. In a statement released a few hours ago, City Manager Larry Patterson confirmed the news and added that a third party security […]
Sophisticated Ransomware steals PayPal Credentials
All these days we have seen Ransomware variants encrypting a database and locking down the data access until a ransom in bitcoins or other cryptocurrency is paid. But now, researchers from ‘Malware Hunter Team’ have found that the new malware variant is proficient in further deteriorating the situation by stealing PayPal credentials via a phishing […]
Mondelez files $100m claim from Zurich Insurance for NotPetya Cyber Attack
Mondelez, the American Food, Confectionary, and Beverage Company has threatened Switzerland based Zurich Insurance with a lawsuit to pay the $100m penalty for refusing its claim for the damage caused by the NotPetya Cyber Attack. As insurance companies are tightening the rules related to the liability claims, this lawsuit will stand tall as a first […]
Ransomware news for the day
1.) The computer network of Bridgeport schools was hit by ransomware on Friday which took hostage of some critical files related to the curriculum and attendance of the students. It’s said that the hackers are demanding a ransom in exchange for the decryption key. However, the IT staff are looking for alternatives to recover back […]
Cyber Attack news for the day
1.) Ransomware attack on Luas website of Ireland is said to have impacted over 3,226 people who signed up for the company’s newsletter. The company says that no financial info of the impacted customers was compromised in the incident, but admitted that the attack could have impacted other details such as names, email ids, and […]
Cyber Attack news for the last day of this year 2018
1.) France based security engineers have found a software tool to navigate and monitor the dark web. But they also argue that the tool could spell deep trouble to the web users if it falls into wrong hands. Nicolas Hernandez, the Co-founder, and CEO of Aleph Networks, a company based in Lyon- France said that […]
RYUK ransomware disrupts US Newspaper distribution
RYUK ransomware is said to have disrupted the US Newspaper distribution from California and Florida on Saturday last week. Thus, the cyber attack which appeared to have originated outside the United States is said to have led to a 4-hour delay in the distribution of news editions related to Times, the Tribune, the Sun and […]
Most Google trended Cybersecurity keywords in 2018
As Donald Trump and the word ‘Idiot’ are currently trending the most on Google search engine, Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you the most searched keywords related to Cybersecurity which trended on Google in 2018. Cyptojacking- The word started to lead the trending list from May 2018 and is still said to be buzzing on the […]
Possible Ransomware attack on Christie Digital; disrupts production
Christie Digital, the Cypress, California based company which is into the manufacturing of DLP Projectors and various digital cinema projectors has announced that a malware attack has halted the production of its devices on a worldwide note and its workers had to be sent home due to the disruption. Dave Paolini, the Public Relation Manager […]
