Recovery cost of Atlanta ransomware attack might spiral to $17 million
In March, the municipal office of Atlanta City suffered a ransomware attack. It was one of its kind cyber attack in which the large portion of the digital façade of…
Has Ransomware Activity Really Diminished?
Many in the cyber security industry believe that ransomware activity has entered its plateau phase. The majority of security researchers are of the mind that cryptovirological activity reached its zenith…
Bay Area Officials Worried – Ransomware Has Shook Even the World’s Best IT Centre
March saw ransomware attacks on two big cities in the USA. Silicon Valley is considered to be the IT centre of the world and one would expect it to be…
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Affect Healthcare Sector
It seems like healthcare industry has become the new favorite target of ransomware operators. In the past two years alone, some noteworthy ransomware attacks have occurred, targeting different healthcare facilities…
Views on Ransomware Industry by a Cyber Security CEO
With the compromise of South African company Liberty by a ransomware, the cybercrimes are on the rise. According to Chief Executive Officer of MyCybercare Simon Campbell, it is not only…
A Healthcare Facility in Indiana is Targeted by a Ransomware Attack
Ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities have become the most existent cyber threat of late. We have previously discussed how the infiltration of cryptographic code in a healthcare network has very…
Ransomware Attacks Experienced a Peak in the Third Quarter of 2017
Healthcare sector has become one of the most beloved targets of ransomware operators in the past year. The data released from a security firm Proofpoint also suggests that cryptovirological attackers…
A Modified XiaoBa Code: Still Dangerous for User Data
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…
Allscripts Ransomware Attack: A Consumers’ Perspective
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…
A Quick Recap How Allscripts Dealt With the Ransomware Attack
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…