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Hosting Provider SmarterASP.NET Recovering From Ransomware Attack
2019-11-12 09:39

ASP.NET hosting provider SmarterASP.NET is currently working on recovering customer data after being hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. Operating since 1999, SmarterASP.NET has...

If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is: Nobody can decrypt the Dharma ransomware
2019-11-11 15:42

Not even data recovery companies A data recovery company is dubiously claiming it has cracked decryption of Dharma ransomware – despite there being no known method of unscrambling its files.…

Ransomware Attack Downs Hosting Service SmarterASP.NET
2019-11-11 15:22

SmarterASP.NET said that it is in the middle of recovering accounts downed by the ransomware attack.

Believe the hype, but control the threat: Reducing the risk of ransomware
2019-11-11 06:30

Ransomware is becoming an epidemic for any collection or repository of data. Each day the attacks seem to be getting larger and more lucrative for cybercriminals. According to Europol’s annual...

Study: Ransomware, Data Breaches at Hospitals tied to Uptick in Fatal Heart Attacks
2019-11-07 19:48

Hospitals that have been hit by a data breach or ransomware attack can expect to see an increase in the death rate among heart patients in the following months or years because of cybersecurity...

S2 Ep16: BlueKeep, ransomware and sextortion – Naked Security Podcast
2019-11-07 15:13

BlueKeep's back, ransomware batters Spain, and yet more sextortion - listen now!

Ransomware attacks in Spain leave radio station in “hysteria”
2019-11-06 11:55

A ransomware attack has ransacked at least two Spanish companies, leaving their employees without computer access.

Top 5 additional ways to fend off ransomware
2019-11-05 15:00

In 2019, 23 city governments in Texas experienced a coordinated ransomware attack. Tom Merritt explains how they defended themselves and ways you can protect your own business.

Ransomware freezes govt IT in Canadian territory of Nunavut, drops citizens right Inuit
2019-11-04 22:42

As US picks up its game, scumbags seek new targets A malware infection has crippled the IT operations in the remote Canadian territory of Nunavut.…

Ransomware freezes govt IT in Canadian province of Nunavut, drops citizens right Inuit
2019-11-04 22:42

As US picks up its game, scumbags seek new targets A malware infection has crippled the IT operations in the remote Canadian territory of Nunavut.…