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A former Microsoft network engineer who was charged in April this year has now been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering in connection with the Reveton ransomware.
Reveton malware is old ransomware, also known as … Continue reading Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison for Role in Reveton Ransomware
The SamSam ransomware attack on the city of Atlanta in March is probably one of the most expensive security incidents, with the recovery cost adding up to some $17 million of taxpayers’ money, according to a seven-page “confidential and pri… Continue reading At $17 million, Atlanta network recovery six times more expensive than estimated
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world’s largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend after being hit by a computer virus.
Now, it turns out tha… Continue reading TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt
Threatpost talks to Commvault’s Matt Tyrer about the recent COSCO ransomware attack. Continue reading Podcast: Breaking Down the COSCO Ransomware Attack
This article is about how the BitPaymer ransomware cryptovirus had forced people in some parts of Alaska, USA to go back to using typewriters. That is due to the computer systems getting compromised with said cryptovirus and as a prevention…Read more… Continue reading Back to the Past: Bitpaymer Virus Reverts Alaskan Town to Typewriters
Ransomware has become a multimillion-dollar black market business for cybercriminals, and SamSam being a great example.
New research revealed that the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from its victims since December 2015, when the cybe… Continue reading SamSam Ransomware Attacks Extorted Nearly $6 Million
The city of Atlanta is being extorted for $51,000 in a ransomware attack that occurred early Thursday that impacted several local government departments. Continue reading Ransomware Attack Cripples Several Atlanta City Systems
The post [Guest Blog] Allscripts Attack Sets the Bar: First Notable Ransomware Lawsuit Puts Providers Under the Spotlight appeared first on Delta Risk.
The post [Guest Blog] Allscripts Attack Sets the Bar: First Notable Ransomware Lawsuit Puts Provider… Continue reading [Guest Blog] Allscripts Attack Sets the Bar: First Notable Ransomware Lawsuit Puts Providers Under the Spotlight
Allscripts, a provider of electronic health record (EHR) technology to hospitals, was hit by ransomware this week, provoking an outage that affected thousands of physicians’ practices and healthcare providers across the United States. Allscripts … Continue reading New ransomware attack forces hospitals to turn away patients
A massive malicious email campaign that stems from the world’s largest spam botnet Necurs is spreading a new strain of ransomware at the rate of over 2 million emails per hour and hitting computers across the globe.
The popular malspam botnet Necrus w… Continue reading World’s Biggest Botnet Just Sent 12.5 Million Emails With Scarab Ransomware