Ransomware Attack on Connecticut Provider Impacts 24,000 Patients
On the 5th of February, Dr. Thomas DeLuca & Associates had been in search for ransomware removal strategies when their clients’ personal data had been breached. This is also when…
Ransomware Victims Who Pay Cough Up $6,733 (on Average)
Not every victim of cybercrime looks for ransomware removal strategies. There are some who pay their attackers which cumulated to an average $6733 in the last quarter of 2018. This…
Matrix Ransomware: A Growing Threat to Single Machines
Cryptovirological operators mostly target a network of multiple computers. This is done to increase the prospects of ransom payment from the affected entity to get ransomware removal solution. That’s the…
Ransomware Attack on Akron, Ohio Takes down 311 Service Amid Major Snowstorm
Officials in Akron, Ohio are investigating and implementing ransomware removal against an attempt to take down several of the services in the city – including 311 – the hotline for…
A 3-Year Ransomware Campaign that Hit Hundreds of Organizations in the US
A federal court recently indicted two Iranians in connection with ransomware attacks on Atlanta’s municipal system and many similar incidents all across the United States. We keep on hearing new…
Two Iranians Have Been Indicted for the Atlanta Ransomware Attack
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Northern Georgia has made the latest announcement on the Atlanta ransomware attack. A federal grand jury indicted two individuals who have been…
Hackers Continue to Reinvent their Campaigns
Many of the hackers are now resorting to the conventional and older ransomware infection techniques for maximizing their collection of ransom. These findings were identified by the recent Sophos Labs…
Colorado’s CTO emphasizes on layered security
In February 2018, Colorado’s Department of transportation became the first major ransomware casualty of the year. Cryptovirological attackers targeted the department’s server with a variant of SamSam ransomware. The administration…
Cryptojacking and How It Differs from Ransomware
What Is Cryptojacking? Bitcoin is quickly approaching its 10-year anniversary. The birth of Bitcoin in 2009 had a major impact on the world. Blockchain –– Bitcoin’s underlying technology –– emerged…
HCCIC warns of rising Ryuk ransomware activity
Healthcare Cybersecurity Communications and Integration Center (HCCIC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently issued an alert regarding a mounting activity of a new ransomware….