Browsing the "ransomware" Tag

Ransomware Attack Hits Local Governments In Texas

August 17th, 2019 📆 | 5245 Views ⚑

A coordinated ransomware attack has affected at least 20 local government entities in Texas, the Texas Department of Information Resources said.

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When ransomware plagues government agencies, hackers are here to help — GCN

August 17th, 2019 📆 | 2325 Views ⚑

INDUSTRY INSIGHT When ransomware plagues government agencies, hackers are here to help By Grant McCrackem Aug 16, 2019 As more

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3 Providers Report Impact from Ransomware, Phishing Attacks

August 15th, 2019 📆 | 5636 Views ⚑

By Jessica Davis August 15, 2019 – Florida-based NCH Healthcare is currently investigating the scope of a recent cyberattack on its

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Security Researchers Show Hackers Can Take Over Some Cameras With Ransomware

August 15th, 2019 📆 | 2290 Views ⚑

A group of security researchers has found that some cameras are vulnerable to ransomware attacks via Wi-Fi or hijacked computers

Tagged with: cameras • hackers • ransomware • researchers • security

Hackers Demand $1M in Grays Harbor Ransomware Attack

August 15th, 2019 📆 | 3164 Views ⚑

By Jessica Davis August 14, 2019 – Hackers infected Washington-based Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Harbor Medical Group with ransomware and

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120 hospitals in France affected by massive ransomware attack

August 14th, 2019 📆 | 6662 Views ⚑

Last August 10, network security specialists revealed a cyberattack incident targeting one of the hospitals of the French health company

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DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware attack according to reseachers.

August 14th, 2019 📆 | 4567 Views ⚑

Check Point Software Technologies issued a report yesterday that detailed how its security researchers were able to remotely install malware

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Sodinokibi Ransomware Exploits Windows Bug to Elevate Privileges

August 14th, 2019 📆 | 6367 Views ⚑

The Sodinokibi ransomware is looking to increase its privileges on a victim machine by exploiting a vulnerability in the Win32k

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Three Lessons from a Recent MegaCortex Ransomware Phishing Attack

August 12th, 2019 📆 | 8026 Views ⚑

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Monroe College Hit With Ransomware, $2 Million Demanded

August 12th, 2019 📆 | 7399 Views ⚑

A ransomware attack at New York City’s Monroe College has shutdown the college’s computer systems at campuses located in Manhattan,

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Bugs in Canon DSLR Camera Let Hackers Infected with Ransomware

August 12th, 2019 📆 | 6366 Views ⚑

Researchers discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) that allows attackers to infect the Canon DSLR camera with

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New ransomware targets US and European companies

August 12th, 2019 📆 | 8195 Views ⚑

A new type of ransomware is attacking companies across the US and Europe, prompting a surge in claims on cyber

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Hackers can ransomware your fancy digital camera

August 12th, 2019 📆 | 6097 Views ⚑

Not even your precious memories are safe from hackers.  That much was made clear at the annual DEF CON hacking

Tagged with: camera • canon • cybersecurity • def-con • digital • digital-camera • fancy • hackers • ransomware • tech

Security researchers find that DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware attack

August 11th, 2019 📆 | 6775 Views ⚑

Ransomware has become a major threat to computer systems in recent years, as high-profile attacks have locked users out of

Tagged with: attack • cameras • ransomware • researchers • security • vulnerable

Destructive malware attacks double as attackers pair ransomware with disk wipers

August 9th, 2019 📆 | 2372 Views ⚑

IBM Security’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team reported this week that it witnessed a 200 percent increase

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North Carolina Police systems infected with ransomware again

August 8th, 2019 📆 | 5861 Views ⚑

The number of ransomware attacks reported each month around the world keeps growing and, according to network security specialists, this

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Missouri Police Department infected with ransomware

August 8th, 2019 📆 | 7745 Views ⚑

The Richmond Heights, Missouri City Council was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier last month. According to cybersecurity specialists,

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Indiana State pays over $130k USD due to ransomware attack

August 7th, 2019 📆 | 1878 Views ⚑

Cyberattack incidents against local governments in the United States keep happening. Officials in LaPorte County, Indiana, have revealed that some

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What’s cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack?

August 7th, 2019 📆 | 6583 Views ⚑

Cybercriminals’ most effective weapon in a ransomware attack is the network itself, which enables the malicious encryption of shared files

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First they were schools, now hospitals suffer ransomware attacks

August 6th, 2019 📆 | 3422 Views ⚑

A few days ago a cybersecurity incident that affected the systems of dozens of schools in the state of Louisiana,

Tagged with: attacks • first • hospitals • ransomware • schools • suffer

the new ransomware variant that overwrites your data

August 6th, 2019 📆 | 4342 Views ⚑

Ransomware attacks are one of the most common cyber threats nowadays and hackers are increasingly trying to update their attack

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Ransomware Used in Multimillion-Dollar Attacks Gets …

August 6th, 2019 📆 | 1685 Views ⚑

The authors of MegaCortex appear to have traded security for convenience and speed, say researchers at Accenture iDefense. The authors

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MegaCortex ransomware slams enterprise firms with $5.8 million blackmail demands

August 5th, 2019 📆 | 7313 Views ⚑

In three years, the No More Ransom project has helped 200,000 users No More Ransom project has prevented ransomware profits

Tagged with: blackmail • enterprise • firms • megacortex • million • ransomware • slams

Ransomware ‘hero’ Hutchins freed after guilty plea

August 5th, 2019 📆 | 3190 Views ⚑

Marcus Hutchins (R), seen ahead of a 2017 court appearance, was hailed as a hero for stemming the WannaCry ransomware

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