British security officials believe last month’s WannaCry ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world was likely carried out by hackers in North Korea, BBC reported. Security experts reportedly believe Britain’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), which has headed up the international …
Traffic and speed cameras in the state of Victoria, Australia were infected by the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit hundreds of thousands of computer networks around the world last month. According to local radio station 3AW, the cameras found on highways and intersections—operated by Redflex Traffic …
Microsoft has released a whitepaper which talks about how Windows 10 offers strong ransomware protection to keep your computer protected at all times. While ransomware was always an issue, it never came into highlight as much as it is after the wrath of the WannaCrypt …
As if WannaCrypt was not bad enough! We now have another Ransomware threat to deal with in the form of SOREBRECT. Security software company, Trend Micro, discovered SOREBRECT couple of months ago where it was found to have infected systems and networks of organizations in …
Honda announced it was forced to halt production at a vehicle plant in Japan after discovering its computer systems had been affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack, Reuters reported. The automaker shut down operations at its Sayama plant Monday after finding the malware. The location generally …
In a white paper “Next-gen ransomware protection with Windows 10 Creators Update” that provides a deeper level of the technical details on the ransomware protection in Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft claims that By allowing only verified apps to run, Windows 10 S protects devices against …
Security researchers have found a weakness in the increasingly common Jaff ransomware that makes it possible to unlock files that are held for ransom by the attack. That weakness can be exploited by a free tool created by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, which is able to …
Hackers with their targets set on devices running Apple’s MacOS are selling access to new, sophisticated attacks that can infect machines and hold them for ransom. The attacks, which include a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) known as MacSpy and a ransomware-as-a-service called MacRansom — both of which attackers …
The widespread ransomware attack known as WannaCry that hit hundreds of thousands of computer systems in countries around the world Friday shares code with malware attributed to a group of North Korean hackers, security researchers said Monday. The similarity was first discovered by Google security researcher …
A global ransomware attack of an unprecedented scale took place Friday, affecting healthcare services, banks and tech companies. The attack was reported by the CCN-CERT, the Spanish Government’s Computer Security Incident Response Team at 12:26 p.m. EDT, Friday. “An alert has been issued for a massive …
