WannaCry the worst malware attack in recent memory spread like wildfire across tens of thousands of unpatched or out-of-date Windows PCs throughout the world, locking computers until and unless a ransom was paid. Indeed, there’s plenty of blame to go around — from Microsoft, for creating such insecure software to begin with, to the NSA, …
Another major global cyberattack is underway, and it could be even bigger than the weekend’s WannaCry ransomware attack last week. Key points: Adylkuzz has probably been running in infected machines since the vulnerability was leaked It does not hold data to ransom, rather runs a program in the background for monetary gain Most machines hit …
A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks in Asia and Europe on Monday. However staff beginning the working week have been told to be careful. The WannaCry ransomware started taking over users’ files on Friday, demanding $300 (£230) to restore access. Among …
A global cyber attack using hacking tools widely believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency and leaked online by a group called the Shadow Brokers has caused chaos around the world. British hospitals, the Russian government, German railways and big companies like FedEx were among those affected when they were crippled by …
George DeCesare, Kaiser Permanente Chief Technology Risk Officer, speaking at the Privacy & Security Forum in San Francisco on Thursday May 11, said “Seventy-five percent of the healthcare industry is below the cybersecurity poverty line,” DeCesare said at the HIMSS and Healthcare IT News Privacy & Security Forum. It’s going to become more important than …
Ransomware attacks are getting more and more clever as the public gets wise to them. The latest involves hiding a malicious macro inside a Word document attached to a seemingly harmless PDF file. The new ransomware campaign, highlighted by the Naked Security blog, works like this: You’re sent a spam email with a PDF attachment …
Samas RansomWorm, a ransomware variant is infiltrating unsuspecting machines, gaining its name from its unusual propagation characteristics. Whereas traditional ransomware only encrypts the machine the attacker is controlling, RansomWorm propagates inside throughout the entire network to encrypt every server and computer—and the backups. According to research from Javelin Networks, it executes what it calls the …