Ransomware
Ransomware Attack on Canadian Restaurant ‘Recipe Unlimited’
Canadian Restaurant ‘Recipe Unlimited’ has disclosed that its servers have been attacked by hackers with ransomware and so 700 of its restaurants have been closed due to the computer network disruption. Although the restaurant head denies the claim, a source reporting from CBC News has confirmed that the disruption of Cara Operations (now Recipe Unlimited) […]
Ransomware hits servers at Port of San Diego
A sophisticated cyber attack involving Ransomware is said to have disrupted one or more computer servers at the IT facility of the Port of San Diego. It’s said that the port officials identified the attack at first on Tuesday and then investigated it further to identify that the servers related to Harbor Police and the […]
News Share of 6 Cyber Attack incidents for this day
1.) The parental access to online student info of Oklahoma City Schools is said to have been blocked by a cyber attack last week. Beth Harrison, the spokeswoman of Oklahoma District released a press statement saying that the attack took place on Sept 17 and was identified and contained by the September 19th,2018. But Harrison […]
US to sue North Korea for Wannacry and Sony Cyber Attacks
United States Department of Justice has decided to indict a North Korean with dual- charges of spreading WannaCry Ransomware attack around the world and cyber attacking the database of Sony Corp in 2014. The plan of US behind this accuse is to name & shame the alleged perpetrators so that countries like Russia, China and […]
What happens when ransomware attack turns into a data breach
For those who are misinterpreting the headline as an activity where hackers leaked data on the internet for not getting the demanded sum as a ransom, here’s a briefing. Health Management Concepts (HMC), an online resource which educates, empowers and advocates individuals in improving their health and well being is reported to have become a […]
Canadian town Midland hit by Ransomware Attack
The Town of Midland, located in Ontario, Canada is reported to have been hit by a ransomware attack. According to a press release issued by the town officials the incident is said to have taken place on early hours of Saturday i.e. Sept 1st, 2018 when hackers succeeded in accessing the network to infect the […]
EMEA pays high to ransomware spreading hackers
A survey conducted by Barracuda on over 630 organizations, says that corporate organizations from the EMEA region are paying hackers the demanded ransom in order to free up their databases from encrypting malware. This approach is being highly discouraged by law enforcers and security experts as it doesn’t guaranty data access to the victims and […]
Ransomware attack on Vermont based Wendell’s Furniture
In July this year, Vermont based Wendell’s furniture is reported to have become a victim of ransomware attack. It’s said that hackers succeeded in stealing sales info from the past 8 years and that includes customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Ryan Farrell, the President of Wendell’s Furniture has confirmed the news and […]
How to survive a Ransomware attack
Ransomware attack has become a nightmare to most of the companies these days. And a survey conducted by IDC has proved that most of the CIOs or CTOs leading organizations do not know on how to deal with the situation when ransomware authors target their company’s database. In this article, we will discuss on a […]
Professional Golfer’s Association of America hit by Ransomware
Professional Golfer’s Association of America, shortly known as PGA is said to have become a target to ransomware spreaders on Tuesday this week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the servers of PGA America were hit by the malware- just before the official launch of PGA Championship in Missouri officially scheduled to […]
