Ransomware
Sensational Cyber Attack news for the day
When the heading says it’s sensational we mean it by all means….and here’s the proof 1.) Facebook workers are reportedly turning against their company founder Mark Zuckerberg for spying on user calls & posts and signing secret deals with data firms to sell user data. And the crux is that they want their founder to […]
Over 20K Chinese PCs infected with a new ransomware variant
Ransomware news is out that over 20,000 personal computers in China are infected by a new ransomware variant which encrypts files until a ransom of 110 Yuan or $16 is paid via WeChat’s payment service- available exclusively in China and its provinces. As of now, sources say that the developers of the said malware are […]
Weak passwords act as entry points to Ransomware
To all those who use weak passwords, here’s an advice to quickly follow. Otherwise, it can ruin your computer security and network forever. Security experts from Quick Heal technologies say that weak passwords such as abc123, 12345 or QWERTY can help cyber criminals duck computer security and invade systems or networks with ransomware. They say […]
West Virginia hospitals become a victim of a Ransomware attack
Two hospitals in West Virginia are reported to have fallen victim to a ransomware attack launched last week. And as a result of the impact, it’s said that both the healthcare units have stopped accepting patients for emergency service transports. Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC) in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) in Martins […]
Cyber Attack news trending now
1.) A research published in the journal Nature Communications says that the 2016 US elections were influenced by fake news spread by 6% of Twitter Bots. The numbers from Facebook aren’t available now. But the study confirms that a lot of accounts (1 million Approx) which have been suspended in March this year by the […]
Ransomware attacks on Apple devices have increased by 500%
Ransomware attacks on Apple Mac and iOS devices are up by 500% says a survey conducted by Datto- an American cybersecurity and data backup company. The survey findings are a part of a comprehensive report on how the said malware is affecting SMBs worldwide. Datto Survey on ransomware says that 55% of Managed Service Providers(MSPs) […]
Ransomware spread witnesses a year on year growth
SonicWall, a San Jose based security firm has concluded in its recent survey that Malware and ransomware spread is witnessing a year on year growth. The cyber security company says that it detected a 44% growth in the amount of malware infecting user’s machines between January and October this year. At the same time, the […]
Media Prima Berhad Malaysia servers hit by Ransomware Attack
Media Prima, which happens to be one of the top media companies in Malaysia, is reported to have been hit by a cyber attack of ransomware variant on Thursday last week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the attack disrupted most of the in-house digital services like email correspondence since then. A […]
Ransomware attack news for this day
1.) Servers at the West Haven have been down since Tuesday this week due to a cyber attack and reports are now in that the IT staff of the Connecticut based county has paid $2000 in bitcoins to the hackers in order to decrypt their data from ransomware. Sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders say that […]
Ransomware Attack on North Carolina County
Reports are in that hackers have targeted the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority’s (ONWASA) Internal Computer System including servers and computer systems on Saturday last week disrupting the databases which stored the customer information. However, a spokesperson from the North Carolina based County said that the hack did not compromise any of the customer information […]
