ransomware

DarkSide Ransomware Targets US Critical Infrastructure DarkSide Ransomware Behind Colonial Pipeline Hack Colonial Pipeline provides 45% of the fuel supply of the eastern seaboard of the USA. Early Saturday, reports surfaced that the Oil and Gas behemoth had temporarily stopped...

Lucifer Malware Targets Windows Systems New Malware Exploits Critical Vulnerabilities A new devilish malware is currently exploiting critical vulnerabilities on Windows devices. Nicknamed Lucifer, the self-propagating malware is targeting Windows systems with cryptojacking and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This new...

How Deadly is Ransomware and How Effective are the Protections Against It? Picture the following scenario for a moment: It's a seemingly typical day at the office for your business. People are busy and coffee-driven. Everything is unfolding as it...

Fake 'Windows Update' Installs Ransomware You’ve Got Mail An executable file disguised as a Windows Update has been dropping the new Cyborg ransomware. The delivery mechanism claims to originate from Microsoft; however, it directs the victim to an image attachment...

Worried about Cloud Security? Why On-Premise is More Dangerous Attackers Targeting On-Premise Software Remote IT management solutions firm ConnectWise is warning its customers that hackers are targeting its on-premise software to gain access to client networks and install ransomware. First...

Why Enterprise Ransomware Attacks Are Increasing According to various sources, ransomware appears to see triple-digit spike in corporate detections. A pair of reports released by Black Hat and Accenture mark the enormous shift away from targeting typical consumers. With attackers...

MegaCortex Ransomware Targeting Victims Worldwide A new variant of ransomware has been discovered, called MegaCortex, that is targeting enterprise networks and organizations. Once the environment is penetrated, the attackers infect it by distributing the ransomware using Windows domain controllers. Researchers...

How Executives Can Prevent Data Breaches This article was originally featued in Hackernoon Data breaches are so much a part of our way of life that we barely bat an eye any more when another company gets their data stolen....

An unfortunate fact for IT departments is that they will, at some point, face a malware crisis. Here's how addressing malware normally plays out. At some point after the infection occurs, usually much later, it gets noticed. Whether by pure...

Europol Cybercrime Report 2018 According to Europol’s 2018 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report, ransomware is the top threat to organizations. This report sites ransomware as the largest player in financially-motivated attacks. It also points out the increase in...