We have discussed it previously how some quarters of cybercriminals are shifting their focus from ransomware infiltrations to cryptomining malware activities. In one of the related developments, the operators of…
A global ransomware phenomenon, WannaCry, targeted the NHS systems in May last year, resulting into a major healthcare disruption in the UK. Some accounts suggest that nearly 20,000 medical appointments…
The ransomware attack on Allscripts is unique in its nature because it affected three different entities i.e. the company itself, its customers (physicians and healthcare facilities) and then their customers…
Lawmakers are often criticized that they don’t give heed to the legislation of laws pertinent to cyber crimes. In majority of the states, the cyber laws are very vague about…
In the first month of this year, Allscripts, a healthcare network working in several states were targeted by SamSam ransomware. According to the organization’s own account, nearly 1,500 medical practices…
In a significant development, a team of cyber security experts has seized the operations of a large malicious malware distribution network called ‘EITest’, responsible for many banking Trojans and ransomware…
With all its changing dynamics, ransomware remains a significant threat for organizations and individual users. The severity associated with this cryptographic cyber threat is now gradually being realized by large…
Last year, the headlines from cyber world were decked with the news of ransomware attacks. This year we are hearing relatively less about this cryptographic mischief in the news and…
Last month, Baltimore sustained a ransomware attack on its 911 services, causing the staffer to shift to sluggish manual dispatches. Prior to this attack, a nonprofit healthcare network running multiple…
Cyber security researchers keep discovering new ransomware strains every other week. In this year alone, we have seen many different ransomware strains have surfaced on the cyber horizon. Lately, ransomware…
