Jackson County Pays $400,000 Ransom
Recently, ransomware breached the defenses of the Jackson County government. As a consequence, the government had to pay $400,000 to the cybercriminals. Currently, the staff at the county are involved…
Cyber Security Experts Notice Valentine’s Day-Themed GandCrab Activity
It has been a year since GandCrab first emerged and in this short period of time, it has carved a reputation for being one of the most potent cryptovirological threats…
Councilwoman Keith Awaits the Final Report on Akron
The Cloud Vision Gains Support John Nicholas, a well-known cybersecurity professor in the University of Akron, has supported Russel Neal’s vision to move the city to the “cloud.” Nicholas believes…
Experts Discover New Scarab Variant
Apart from stumbling upon new cryptovirological strains, ransomware removal experts regularly discover the variants of existing ransomware families as well. For instance, a team of malware hunters has recently discovered…
The Connection between Internet Blackout and WannaCry Rebound
In the context of internet security, last year was primarily about the WannaCry ransomware strain. Before that, no one had ever heard about a cyber attack with such an outreach…
Indian Enterprises Facing Daily Cyber Threat
India is an emerging economy with extensive cyberinfrastructure in place, with the prospects of growth over a long period of time. Businesses all over the world are aware of that…
What Moody’s Cyber-Risk Ratings Mean For Enterprises?
For any health company, having access to the various forms of credit is very critical. This could be because of organic expansions, acquisitions and our topic of interest – ransomware…
Cyber Security Trends: Three Malware Targets For 2019
The biggest cyber breach in 2018 was the Singaporean SingHealth data breach. This breach had triggered precautionary alarms for consumers, organizations and even ransomware removal companies. Well, one reason why…
The World of Cybercrime in 2019
As we approach 2019, we would like to think that cybercrime will be left behind as something of the past. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. As cybercrimes can…
Mat-Su Borough Got Tricked
In the mid of July 2018, the Mat-Su (Alaska) management went on to discover an anomaly in their network. The IT department from Mat-Su Borough chanced upon a malicious piece…