Tag: Ransomware
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Petya ransomware strikes across Europe, causing global concern
A massive hack has struck across Europe, causing disruptive mayhem, and posing serious security breach, especially to the Ukrainian government, with a global implication for users of Windows PCs that are not up to date. Ukrainian companies and government officials reported major disruption to power grid, banks and government offices. Russia’s Rosneft energy company also…
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FBI warns of emerging Internet threat, SamSam
American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a new cyber threat known as SamSam ransomware. SamSam ransomware like WannaCry, is a lethal malware which locks infected systems, encrypts files and demands payments towering $44,000 in return for decryption. Without access to core networks and systems, many firms and organizations will pay up rather…
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FBI’s IC3 reports $1.3 billion heist
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center, IC3 has reported a heist of about $1.3 billion by cybercriminals in the United States of America (USA) only, saying it also received about 300,000 complaints in 2016. The 2016 Internet Crime Report published on Thursday, the FBI’s cybercrime office said all the FBI’s Internet Crime…
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Wannacry ransomeware hits again, forces Honda shutdown
WannaCry ransomware worm has struck again, this time prompting Honda shutdown halting production in one of its Japan-based factories after finding infections in a broad swath of its computer networks, according to media reports. Reuters reported on Wednesday Honda shutdown its Sayama plant northwest of Tokyo on Monday after finding that WannaCry had affected its…
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WannaCry ransomware originated from North Korea, say UK, US
The WannaCry ransomware attack that affected more than 150 countries and crippled parts of the NHS came from North Korea, British and US security officials believe. The attack affected more than 60 NHS trusts and an estimated 300,000 people worldwide, by locking data and demanding money to release it again. British cyber experts analysing the…
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BEWARE! Europol warns of further attack as WannaCry victims reach over 200,000
Europol has said on Sunday that the unprecedented WannaCry ransomware global cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in scores of countries, and warned that the situation could escalate when people return to work. The indiscriminate attack, which began Friday, struck banks, hospitals and government agencies in more than 150 countries, exploiting known vulnerabilities in…
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How to protect yourself from the massive WannaCry ransomware attack
The WannaCry cyberattack is on track to be one of the biggest recorded ransomware attacks ever, with tens of thousands of infected computers confirmed in nearly 100 countries. Friday’s attack largely hit businesses and large organizations: UK hospitals, a Spanish telecom, FedEx, the Russian Interior Ministry. But how much do individuals need to worry about…
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Manhunt underway for hackers behind global WannaCry Ransomware cyberattack
International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the…
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Russian banks, ministries hit by viral attacks the most
Russia’s central bank said Saturday the country’s banking system was hit by a mass cyberattack, as several ministries and the railway system also reported attempted breaches. The central bank’s IT attack monitoring centre “detected mass distribution of harmful software of the first and second type,” according to a central bank statement quoted by Russian news…
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Microsoft takes unusual step to protect you, releases second security update after cyberattacks
Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks. In a blog post, the US tech giant recalled that it had published an update in March to address the weakness exploited in Friday’s attacks, a security…