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As reported in October 2020, Sopra Steria, a renowned French IT services provider, confirmed that its systems were targeted with a ransomware attack in October, which cost it a loss of tens of millions of dollars. In its latest update on the incident, the Paris-based IT firm acknowledged that a new variant of the Ryuk […]
New Bedford city, Massachusetts, has become the new victim of a severe ransomware attack. According to web application security specialists, the attackers have demanded a ransom of $5.3 million USD in exchange for restoring access to files infected by encryption malware. The incident occurred about two months ago, although the infection was publicly disclosed until […]
Even though the complex cybersecurity solutions currently available on the market, a system, network, or computer will never be 100% protected against security threats. Cybersecurity services experts report an incident in New York City that compromised the security of a school district despite having antivirus and firewall solutions. It is an infection of the dangerous […]
Cyberattack incidents against local governments in the United States keep happening. Officials in LaPorte County, Indiana, have revealed that some of their systems suffered a ransomware attack that would initially have affected the county’s official website, in addition to some computer equipment and the government’s email server. According to system audit experts, two domain controller […]
The government of La Porte County, Indiana, paid a ransom of about $130k USD after suffering a ransomware attack that encrypted access to all their files. According to information security experts, the incident occurred after the U.S. decided that local governments should not yield to the demands of threat actors in such cases. La Porte […]
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) from the UK issued an alert for Ryuk ransomware attack that is actively targeting global organization associated with Emotet and TrickBot malware. Researcher uncovered this ongoing Ryuk ransomware infection identified in the various organization network along with Emotet and TrickBot infection. Ryuk Ransomware initially uncovered in August 2018 since then […]
A mental health hospital for children and young people in Delaware, U.S., was infected with a ransomware variant at the end of last year. According to network security and ethical hacking specialists of the International Institute of Cyber Security, resulting from the attack access to the records of the hospital were blocked, so the organization […]
Rural Jackson County, Georgia computer systems are infected with Massive Ryuk ransomware attack that leads to shut down all the operations. Since there is no way to recover the files back without the decryption key, officials paid $400,000 as a ransom amount to cybercriminals in order to recover the infected system. Authorities Confirmed that the […]
Newly spreading Ryuk Ransomware campaign targeting various enterprise network around the globe and encrypting various data in storage, personal computers, and data center. The attacker made over $640,000 from various victims by demanding 15 BTC to 50 BTC in order to retrieve their files and some of the organization from the U.S and other countries are […]