Researchers are still looking for answers when it comes to LockerGoga’s initial infection method – and what the attackers behind the ransomware really want. LockerGoga, the malware that took down Norsk Hydro last week, has taken the industrial world by Read More …
All statistical data used in this report was collected using the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a distributed antivirus network. The data was received from those KSN users who gave their consent to have data anonymously transferred from their computers. We do not Read More …
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack, but has said that it was not specifically targetted and was likely to have been impacted as part of a wider campaign. The Read More …
A large Norwegian manufacturing firm has had to close its website and IT operations and go old school by resorting to manual processes for its factories. It comes after a devastating ransomware attack crippled Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s Read More …
A new Ransomware-as-a-Service called Yatron is being promoted on Twitter that plans on using the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits to spread to other computer on a network. This ransomware will also attempt to delete encrypted files if a payment has Read More …
Officials in Jackson County, Georgia, paid $400,000 to cyber-criminals this week to get rid of a ransomware infection and regain access to their IT systems. The ransomware hit the county’s internal network last week, on Friday, March 1, 11Alive reported on Wednesday. Read More …
Over a quarter of surveyed financial institutions reported that they were targeted by destructive cyberattacks over the past year, bent on completely destroying data. That’s according to a new Carbon Black report unveiled at RSA this year. The report, “Modern Read More …
Employees of Melbourne Heart Group in Malvern, Australia, have been unable to access patients’ medical records following a January ransomware attack that encrypted the health care provider’s files. The cardiology clinic disclosed the incident today on its website’s home page. “We Read More …
According to a speculative cyber risk scenario prepared by Cambridge University for risk management purposes, a ransomware strain that would manage to impact more than 600,000 businesses worldwide within 24 hours would potentially lead to damages of billions not covered by insurers. First Read More …
A global ransomware attack could cost $193 billion and affect more than 600,000 businesses worldwide, according to a new report. The report is called ‘Bashe Attack: Global infection by contagious malware’ and has been compiled by a Singapore-based public-private initiative Read More …