Security News

Protecting Against Ransomware Attacks: A Checklist
2019-07-24 14:00

In the second of a two part series discussing recent ransomware attacks against municipalities, Shawn Taylor with Forescout talks about how cities can protect themselves.

iNSYNQ Continues Recovery From MegaCortex Ransomware Attack
2019-07-23 17:48

Cloud Hosting Provider's Customers AffectedA week after a ransomware attack locked up customer files and data at online cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ, the company is continuing to recover and...

The Growing Threat of Targeted Ransomware
2019-07-19 16:52

Ransomware targeting organizations is a growing threat. The extent of that threat is not always obvious. Except for the healthcare sector, disclosure of a ransomware attack is not generally...

QuickBooks Cloud Hosting Firm iNSYNQ Hit in Ransomware Attack
2019-07-19 16:40

Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ says it is trying to recover from a ransomware attack that shut down its network and has left customers unable to access their accounting data for the past three...

Ransomware: As GandCrab Retires, Sodinokibi Rises
2019-07-17 15:03

Ransom Payments to Crypto-Locking Malware Extortionists Are SurgingWith the GandCrab ransomware-as-service gang promising to retire - and free decryptors now aiding victims - rival Sodinokibi has...

Boost Infrastructure Immunity Against the Ransomware Epidemic
2019-07-17 04:16

Despite the recent incidents at the City of Baltimore, aluminum giant Norsk Hydro, and ASCO Industries, ransomware attacks have declined in both 2018 and 2019. read more

GandCrab ransomware revisited – is it back under a (R)evil new guise?
2019-07-16 14:59

Did the GandCrab ransomware gang really 'retire' when they said, or did they never go away?

Ransomware attackers demand $1.8m from US college
2019-07-16 10:35

The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up.

Forked Version of BitPaymer Ransomware Emerges
2019-07-15 19:01

Members of the cybercriminal group behind the infamous Dridex Trojan have split from the gang and released a forked version of the BitPaymer ransomware, CrowdStrike reports.  read more