US college pays $28,000 to get files back after ransomware attack
College believed to have taken out cyber-insurance that will cover at least some of the payout Continue reading US college pays $28,000 to get files back after ransomware attack
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The Growing Threat of Cyber Extortion
In the shadowy world of security threats and bad actors, cyber extortion is a growing trend. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the vulnerability of intellectual property, threatening to release potentially embarrassing information and encrypting data to render it useless to the rightful owners, among other sinister practices. Unlike the risks associated with more traditional cybertheft, […]
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Facebook’s latest feature Alerts You if Someone Impersonates Your Profile
Online harassment has been elevated a step with the advent of popular social networks like Facebook.
Cyber stalkers create fake profiles impersonating other Facebook users and start doing activities on their behalf until and unless the owners notice… Continue reading Facebook’s latest feature Alerts You if Someone Impersonates Your Profile