Nearly two months ago, Colorado’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) was hit by a SamSam attack that brought down the back-office network of the department. The attack affected some of the…
Ransomware attacks are not just one man’s game. Several individuals work on a single attack to ensure the success of each stage i.e. from the delivery of a cryptovirological code…
We have discussed in previous blogs how ransomware attacks are constantly evolving with time. In the beginning, ransomware, like any other malware code, would infect the device or network by…
A California-based IT security company Barracuda Networks have recently discovered an email attack with a double whammy. The email contains a malevolent attachment that can load ransomware on the device…
A virtual local government lockdown in Atlanta following a ransomware attack has shaken concerned parties all across the US. Several cities and local administrations have started to reassess their digital…
A bunch of ransomware hunters have detected a ransomware that has an uncanny resemblance with Maktub. To begin with, the ransom window has the same design and style of Maktub….
While well-organized cybercriminals are devising complex ransomware attacks on organizations worldwide, there are some novice cryptographers developing non-malicious codes to play pranks. In one such latest case, a team tasked…
Kryptos Logic is the digital security firm responsible to handle the main sinkhole and killswitch of WannaCry ransomware. According to the company’s own findings, WannaCry attacks are still infecting computers…
The threat of ransomware has become so real that even false news of such attack is now becoming a cause of mass panic. A recent case of such a scare…
In a recent alert issued by the US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS), SamSam ransomware attack has targeted eight different government and healthcare entities this year. The alert…
