Has Maktub Ransomware Really Made a Comeback?
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….
PUBG Ransomware: An Innocuous Ransomware Decrypted by Playing Video Game
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…
The Continued Struggle of Organizations to Fight out WannaCry
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…
Rumors of Ransomware Attack in Independence County, Arkansas
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…
HHS Warns of Continued SamSam Attacks on Healthcare Sector
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…
Atlanta’s City Spent More Than 2 Million Dollars After the Ransomware Attack
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…
Quant Loader Trojan- a Successful Ransomware-as-a-service Product
Trojans are very efficient exploitation tools of the digital domain. Innumerable cyber attacks have been carried out through digital Trojan horses in all those years. With time, the development of…
Over One Million Dollar Have Been Spent on CDOT’s Ransomware Recovery
It’s not just an overstatement that ransomware attacks can culminate into the losses of millions. According to the Colorado’s Department of Transportation (CDOT), they have spent somewhere between 1 to…
Cybercriminals are Moving from Data Breaches to Ransomware Attacks
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…
Callousness is Surrounding Atlanta’s Ransomware Attack
Ransomware brought down the municipal system of Atlanta to the ground for several days. Many departments are still reeling from the aftershocks of the attack and dealing with ransomware removal….