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Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana.
The state government of Louisiana was hit by a large-scale coordin… Continue reading Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns
THIS WEEK IN THE IRONIC NEWS:
DDS Safe, an online cloud-based data backup system that hundreds of dental practice offices across the United States are using to safeguard medical records and other information of their patients from ransomware attacks h… Continue reading Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection
Yesterday, some residents of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa, were left without electricity after the city’s power company got attacked by a ransomware virus.
City Power, the company responsible for powering South Africa’s financial cap… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Caused Power Outages in the Biggest South African City
A new ransomware family has been found targeting Linux-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices made by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems and holding users’ important data hostage until a ransom is paid, researchers told The Hacker News.
Ideal for home an… Continue reading A New Ransomware Is Targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices
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One of the world’s largest producers of aluminum has been forced to shut down several of its plants across Europe and the U.S. after an “extensive cyber attack” hit its operations, leaving companies’ IT systems un… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Forces Aluminum Manufacturer to Shutdown Systems Worldwide
Security researchers have discovered two separate malware campaigns, one of which is distributing the Ursnif data-stealing trojan and the GandCrab ransomware in the wild, whereas the second one is only infecting victims with Ursnif malware.
Though bot… Continue reading GandCrab ransomware and Ursnif virus spreading via MS Word macros
If your computer has been infected with PyLocky Ransomware and you are searching for a free ransomware decryption tool to unlock or decrypt your files—your search might end here.
Security researcher Mike Bautista at Cisco’s Talos cyber intelligence un… Continue reading PyLocky Ransomware Decryption Tool Released — Unlock Files For Free
A new piece of ransomware is spreading rapidly across China that has already infected more than 100,000 computers in the last four days as a result of a supply-chain attack… and the number of infected users is continuously increasing every hour.
Wha… Continue reading New Ransomware Spreading Rapidly in China Infected Over 100,000 PCs
Romanian police have arrested five individuals suspected of infecting tens of thousands of computers across Europe and the United States in recent years by spreading two infamous ransomware families—Cerber and CTB Locker.
Under Operation Bakovia—a maj… Continue reading Romanian Police Arrest 5 People for Spreading CTB Locker and Cerber Ransomware
Ransomware has been around for a few years but has become an albatross around everyone’s neck—from big businesses and financial institutions to hospitals and individuals worldwide—with cyber criminals making millions of dollars.
In just past few months, we saw a scary strain of ransomware attacks including WannaCry, Petya and LeakerLocker, which made chaos worldwide by shutting down hospitals
Continue reading Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers