Ransomware attacks are constantly evolving with time. We have seen how they have shifted their spotlight to local government bodies in the last couple of months. Millions of dollars have…
Ransomware has been around as a potent cyber threat for years now. But still many people, particularly the ones who are the potential target of ransomware operators, are not very…
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…
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…
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…
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…
According to a local new outlet, SamSam attack on Atlanta’s municipal system has cost the administration roughly 2.7 million dollars in employing different system upgrades and ransomware repair measures. Some…
This is the third part in the series of blogs where we are discussing how ransomware operators are adopting new methods and techniques to make their operations more efficient, lethal…
A latest report from tech giant IBM indicates that ransomware attacks are replacing data breaches. Analysis of the last year’s cyber attacks from their X-force reveals that the cases of…
