The University of Maastricht (UM) in the Netherlands recently paid a ransom of 30 bitcoin to the decryption key of the CLOP ransomware, which was about 240,000 US dollars at the time. Subsequently, UM...
Today, Malwarebytes, a California-based security company, released “Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report” report. The report states that the malware on the macOS platform is growing faster than Microsoft’s Windows platform. Malwarebytes...
Most ransomware may be detected by security software before infection, so how to avoid detection or killing of security software is a headache for hackers. However, related processes of security software cannot be directly...
Ransomware called Ekans (also known as Snake) first appeared in December 2019 and is targeting against industrial control systems (ICS). It is reported that since the first appearance of Ekans, researchers from various security...
Researchers from the cybersecurity organization IBM and Kaspersky discovered that cybercriminals are using the global fear of new coronaviruses by sending related malicious emails and links to spread Emotet malware in Japan. It is...
For a long time, phishing attacks have been used by hackers, but some hackers also perform different phishing for different target users to obtain the best results. For example, attacks using office software are...
Recently New York State Senators proposed two new bills, S7246 and S7289 because more and more government agencies have become victims of ransomware attacks, so the bill It was proposed that the government would...
A new report released by Precise Security shows that WannaCry topped the list of ransomware infections last year. Precise Security said more than 23.5% of devices were eventually locked by ransomware. Spam and phishing...
Recently, the famous German bicycle manufacturer, Canyon said that its IT infrastructure has been attacked by ransomware, and the attackers encrypted access to all files in the company. The company was founded in 2002...
Recently, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) issued a maritime security alert confirming a Ryuk ransomware attack that has brought down the entire IT network of a facility. Although the incident is still under...
Maastricht University became the latest victim of ransomware. Hackers hacked and damaged the university’s Windows system on Christmas Eve. The Dutch-based university said in an announcement issued on December 24 that almost all Windows...
Increasingly insane ransomware has allowed many companies to begin to strengthen security measures and actively back up data, as long as the backup data should be safe for ransomware. After all, most ransomware encrypts...
Heritage Company, a telephone sales company in Sherwood, Arkansas, failed to recover from the ransomware infection, which led to the firing of nearly 300 employees a few days before Christmas. Check out the best webinar...
In the latest blog, the 360 Netlab security team revealed the latest developments of the MOZI botnet, which mainly uses weak passwords and vulnerabilities to infect home routers. The router brands currently involved include...
Cybersecurity researchers from Proofpoint have just discovered that a piece of malware called Emotet is Emotet trojan via malicious email using Greta Thunberg’s name (Support Greta Thunberg.doc.). Although it looks like an email, it...
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that the theft of hackers that target U.S. corporate and financial institutions have been resolved, and three of them have been jailed and sentenced. The case occurred between...
