Fortnite VBucks Ransomware
Even gamers are not free from the might of ransomware campaigns. Recently, the popular game Fortnite was exploited by the cybercriminals to deceive users. The ransomware known as Fortnite VBucks…
CBC Pays CAD 20,000 in Ransom
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) reported that an organization paid bitcoins equaling CAD 20,000 as ransom to a cybercriminal group. The organization acted on behalf of the indigenous Canadian tribes. The…
Attack on Indiana National Guard
There has been a new event in the ransomware domain. A ransomware attack has crippled a server of the Indiana National Guard. The server stored personal information of military and…
LabCorp’s Stock Falls Due to Ransomware Attack
The aftereffects of the ransomware attack on LabCorp have not finished yet. Moreover, the Hurricane Florence put over an additional strain over the medical giant. As a result, the company’s…
40,000 Patients Exposed Due to Ransomware Attack in Sioux City
A ransomware attack that occurred months ago has now been credited to compromise medical information of more than 40,000 patients of Sioux City healthcare institutions. Officials from the Jones Eye…
iCloud Hacker Demanded $175,000 From Apple
Recently, a cybercriminal was involved in court proceedings in a UK court. The cybercriminal was earlier found to be accessing Apple iCloud accounts through hacking. Like other ransomware attackers, the…
Kraken Cryptor 2.0.5 Ransomware
Recently, security experts have been busy in battling a new and powerful ransomware. The ransomware has been discovered to be a new variant of Kraken Cryptor Ransomware. It is going…
Experts discover new Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) strain
RaaS is an extension of cryptovirological activity. It actually enables more than one party to reap the lucrative outcome of cryptovirological shenanigans in the form of collected extortion amount generated…
Ransomware may replace data theft as the leading cyber threat
As of now, data theft is the leading criminal activity in the cyber world. However, the ongoing proliferation of ransomware suggests that this can change. Many in the field believe…
NotPetya Ransomware was Linked to Telebots
The experts of digital forensics, Robert Lipovsky and Anton Cherepanov, have shared their insights on NotPetya Ransomware. The experts believe that there is an affiliation between BlackEnergy and NotPetya. In…