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Tag: Ransomware

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08Dec/20

Avast Cybersecurity Experts Predict Covid-19 Vaccination Scams and Deepfake Disinformation Campaigns for 2021

December 8, 2020SecurityAndroid, Antivirus software, Avast, Computer security, Computer security software, Computing, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Deepfake, Freeware, Ransomware, Softwaresmbale

Cybersecurity experts at Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy products, foresee more Covid-19 vaccination scams, abuse of weak home office infrastructures, enterprise VPN infrastructure and providers, and ransomware attacks in 2021. Avast also expects deepfake disinformation campaigns and other malicious AI-generated campaigns to gain more traction. Specifically, on the Android platform, Avast experts predict further adware attacks, fleeceware scams, and stalkerware usage. Read more

16May/17

Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack

May 16, 2017SecurityBangladesh Bank robbery, Company: UCHC, Computer security, Country: North Korea, Crime, Crimes, CULVER CITY, Cyber-attack, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Donald Trump, Google, Kaspersky Lab, Lazarus Group, National security, Neel Mehta, North Korea, Ransomware, Security engineering, Symantec, Technology/Internet, United States, WannaCry ransomware attack, Washingtonsmbale

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS – Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday (May 11).
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15May/17

Microsoft slams gov’t secrecy

May 15, 2017SecurityBrad Smith, Computer security, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Cyence, FireEye, Fred Katayama, JOHN MILLER, Lazarus Group, Malware, Microsoft, Prevention, Ransomware, Security, Security breaches, United States, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

Microsoft pinned blame on the U.S. government for not disclosing software vulnerabilities after officials across the globe scrambled to catch the culprits behind a massive ransomware worm. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

15May/17

‘Accidental hero’ stops ransomware attack but warns of fresh infections

May 15, 2017SecurityCyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Locky, Marcin Kleczynski, Marcus Hutchins, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, National Health Service, NEXT MEDIA, Patch, Ransomware, Researcher, Security, Spain, Technology/Internet, Telefónica, United Kingdom, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

A 22-year-old computer researcher is being hailed a hero for stopping the global spread of a ransomware attack that began last Friday.
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12May/17

Spanish companies hit by ransomware cyber attack

May 12, 2017SecurityComputer security, Crimes, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Madrid, Ransomware, Security, Spain, Telefónicasmbale

MADRID, SPAIN (REUTERS) – Spanish companies, including Telefonica, were hit by a so-called ransomware hack into their computer systems on Friday (May 12), with Spain’s cyber security body warning of a “massive attack” affecting several firms.
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12May/17

British hospital workers were warned of ‘ransomware’ threat

May 12, 2017SecurityBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Christmas economics, Computer security, Cyber, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Disaster/Accident, Economy, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hospital, London, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London boroughs, Mass media, National Health Service, Personal life, Ransomware, Reuters, Royal London Hospital, Spain, St Bartholomew, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, WannaCry ransomware attacksmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (REUTERS) – Hospitals across England were being forced to divert emergency cases on Friday (May 12) after suffering a suspected national cyber attack.
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