England Targeted Victim of Cyber Attacks British Parliament Targeted in “Determined” Cyber Attack The British parliament was the recent victim of a “sustained and determined” cyber attack. The attack was targeting weak email passwords. The parliament was able to isolate the infection and took precautionary measures to mitigate the spread. They decided by temporarily disabling […]
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Why Backing Up Your Data Won’t Work Let’s be honest, backing up your data is important. Maybe more so for some users than others, but important nonetheless. However, backups are not the golden ticket when it comes to restoring data after a malware attack. Although they could be useful in restoring your files after a
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Two Medical Organizations Release Statements Regarding Ransomware Attacks Airway Oxygen Inc. Airway Oxygen Inc., a Michigan medical supply company, informed its patients of a ransomware attack that took place in mid-April. The ransomware variant was not disclosed, nor was the amount of the ransom demand. Airway Oxygen did not disclose if they paid the ransom,
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WannaCry — The Ransomware That Won’t Die Just yesterday, news broke that WannaCry infected a Honda plant in Japan. Today, traffic lights in Australia are on the fritz. How is it that WannaCry is still successful? Every single antivirus (AV) program should have it on their blacklist, or list of known threats, by now. So, what’s
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WannaCry Attacks Again… It has been over a month since the world was introduced to WannaCry ransomware. However, even with increased awareness and preventative options in place, businesses are still being effected. A Honda plant in Japan was the most recent victim of the WannaCry epidemic. On June 18, 2017, the plant had to temporarily
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Linux is not immune — 153 infections leading to 3,400 websites down The largest ransomware payout in history is taking place at this very moment. Nayana, a web hosting company located in South Korea, was hit with ransomware on June 10th. The ransomware variant, Erebus, successfully infiltrated 153 Linux servers, allowing the cyber criminals access
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This is New — Ransomware Attacks Streaming Services Ransomware has hit schools, small businesses, large conglomerates, churches, and medical facilities — but now reports have been made that a California radio station has been hit. KQED out of San Francisco was hit with ransomware late last week. The unknown ransomware variant took down the radio’s
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Iowan Hospital Paralyzed by Ransomware On June 14, 2017 an unknown ransomware variant infected the Waverly Health Center, a hospital located in Waverly, Iowa. Fortunately, the facility encrypts all of their patient data. Therefore, the hackers were unable to obtain any of the patient’s personal information. Although, the hackers were able to infect the systems,
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Unknown Ransomware Variant Infiltrates University College London The University College London (UCL) was hit with a ransomware attack yesterday afternoon. After the UCL shared their systems had been infected, concerns were raised that another global ransomware attack, similar to WannaCry, was on its way. Due to the strong ties between the UCL and the University
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Ransomware & Spyware Targets Apple’s Mac Computers With Apple’s market share growing, it is fair to assume cyber criminals will broaden their hacking horizons beyond Windows PCs. Recently, ransomware was found targeting Mac computers. Ransomware, or the malicious software that encrypts user data and demands payment in order for the user to regain access, has
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