ransomware

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...

Bristol Airport Hit By Cyberattack According to officials from the Bristol Airport, the attack started Friday morning. It took out several computers over the airport network, including its in-house display screens which provide details about the arrival and departure information...

Cyberattack Causes Shipping Industry Disaster COSCO, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, has experienced a ransomware attack on their US network. Their Long Beach terminal reported that their website and telephone network went down on July 25. The company...

Ransomware’s Unexpected Ally: GDPR While the intentions of GDPR are positive, analysts are predicting an unintended side effect. Actors using ransomware to extort companies could use GDPR as leverage. With the strict requirements to stay within GDPR compliance, actors can...

Casino Infiltrated through Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer Picture this: Jazzy music underscores George Clooney’s Danny Ocean pulling off another daring heist. He’s gathered his crew and it’s go time. Their entry point? A fish tank in the lobby. Okay, maybe...

Most Companies Are Unprepared for the IoT Researchers at Ben-Gurion University warn that hackers have an unexpected resource in exploiting your environment: a Google search. IoT device manufactures set a default password for their devices, sometimes even sharing passwords between...

What do the numbers tell us? As far back as 2006, there were already 2 billion devices within the Internet of things. By 2016, that number had grown to 6.38 billion. Now it’s estimated that there are currently over 8.4...

Ransomware Aftershocks Even after remediation, the effects of ransomware can still be felt. The feelings of security have been stripped away and replaced with a nauseating sensation of vulnerability. A public TV and radio station in San Francisco, KQED, knows...