SamSam Ransomware attacks IT Systems in Atlanta, GA
A ransomware attack has crippled a number of IT systems in the City of Atalnta, as confirmed by the Mayor. The infection is said to have taken place very recently….
Dark Web-Dedicated Market Banned from Reddit
A Reddit group dedicated to dark web-based markets has been banned from Reddit, the global discussion forum. /r/DarkNetMarkets, which was a hub for free discussion on products and services (drugs,…
Man who Hacked a Police Radio Caught and Sentenced
A man who hacked into the secure police radio network back in 2017, has finally been tracked down, arrested, charged and sentenced for his crime, which is hacking into the…
Asia had most Ransomware attacks in 2017: Microsoft report
Microsoft has often been lauded as being the primary and by far the most reliable source of information when it comes to ransomware and malware statistics. The reason for that…
Equifax’s Former CIO Found Guilty of Charges Related to Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a statement mentioning that a former CIO, Jun Ying, has been charged with charges related to insider trading, which he was previously acquitted…
US sanctions Russia over NotPetya, election meddling and energy grid hacks
It was announced late last night that the US had decided to impose upon Russia several sanctions due to the emergence of conclusive evidence about Russia’s alleged involvement in the…
Hermes ransomware infects South Koreans via Flash player update
In the very first days of January 2018, the South Korean Emergency Response Team (KrCERT) published a detail report of how a supposedly botchy Flash Player update was being used…
Ransomware attack on the state court system
A random ransomware attack has managed to disrupt the entire networking frameworks of the state court systems’ computers. The attack, which came in the late hours of the night, caught…
Chinese botnet army reaches 5 million Android devices mark
In recent months government agencies across the Western hemisphere as well as the big corporations have had multiple cases of being under cyber attacks. These attacks have had a variety…
Russian Torrenting Client Caused a Malware Outbreak
Nearly 400,000 users were left in utter disarray after it emerged that a massive, chain malware attack had just taken place. The power behind the malware outbreak is believed to…