Security News

Ransomware Attack Cripples Several Atlanta City Systems
2018-03-23 15:14

The city of Atlanta is being extorted for $51,000 in a ransomware attack that occurred early Thursday that impacted several local government departments.

Atlanta Ransomware Attack Freezes City Business
2018-03-23 09:48

Damage Assessment is Underway, But Backups Are in Place, Officials SayRansomware has struck the city of Atlanta and frozen internal and customer-facing applications, hampering residents from...

GandCrab Ransomware Crooks Take Agile Development Approach
2018-03-15 22:01

Despite setbacks hackers behind GandCrab malware are pushing ahead with lucrative new ransomware strain thanks to quick-and-dirty agile development approach.

Why Ransomware Attacks Are a Security Wake-Up Call
2018-03-12 16:33

Recent ransomware attacks on healthcare entities have been a major security wake-up call, says Rod Piechowski, senior director of health information systems at of HIMSS, who explains what action is needed.

Robots hijacked by ransomware may soon become a reality
2018-03-09 21:54

How soon will we see our home, office or industrial robots being hijacked and held ransom by attackers? If they dedicate their efforts to research, that day may come sooner rather than later....

Researchers Demonstrate Ransomware Attack on Robots
2018-03-09 14:01

CANCUN - KASPERSKY SECURITY ANALYST SUMMIT - IOActive security researchers today revealed a ransomware attack on robots, demonstrating not only that such assaults are possible, but also their...

Vulnerability in Robots Can Lead To Costly Ransomware Attacks
2018-03-09 14:01

A vulnerability recently found in several robots on the market can enable hackers to cause them to stop working, curse at customers, or even perform violent movements as part of ransomware attacks.

Thanatos Ransomware Makes Data Recovery Impossible
2018-02-27 18:22

A newly discovered ransomware family is generating a different encryption key for each of the encrypted files but saves none of them, thus making data recovery impossible.   read more

How to protect Office 365 data from ransomware attacks
2018-02-26 13:00

Given the broad scope of services Microsoft Office 365 provides, it’s no surprise it has become one of the company’s fastest growing revenue streams. Widespread popularity often breeds malicious...

NoMoreRansom: Free Decryption for Latest Cryakl Ransomware
2018-02-12 13:09

Decryption keys for a current version of Cryakl ransomware have been obtained and uploaded to the NoMoreRansom website. Victims of Cryakl can potentially recover encrypted files with the Rakhni...