All posts tagged "WannaCry"
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4.4KNewsHospitals Impacted By Data Breach Have Increased Death Rate: Study
A study conducted by the researchers at Vanderbilt University‘s Owen Graduate School of Management analyzed the list of healthcare data breaches by...
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281NewsHacker Who Stopped WannaCry Attacks Avoids Prison Sentence
Marcus Hutchins, who became popular when he helped stop the WannaCry attack two years ago, just saved his ass from going to...
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311Data SecurityWorld’s most dangerous laptop has been sold for $1.3 million
The laptop is a Samsung model now known as ‘Persistence of Chaos’ due to dangerous malware infection. A few days ago it...
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5.0KRansomwareA Brief Look At The Shade Ransomware (2019 variant)
2019 is shaping up as a year when ransomware infection frequency declined by orders of magnitude, compared to the year 2017 when...
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297NewsWhy You Need to be Careful About the BlueKeep Vulnerability
WannaCry, the ransomware that struck in 2017, shook the very foundations of thousands of businesses worldwide. The NotPetya attack that followed also...
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296NewsMicrosoft Warns WannaCry-like Windows Attack
Microsoft warns users of older versions of Windows of installing Windows Update immediately to protect against potential, widespread attacks. The software giant...
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298MalwareWannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins(MalwareTech) Pleads Guilty to Developing a Banking Malware
WannaCry hero, Marcus Hutchins, pleads guilty for writing banking malware UPAS Kit and Kronos, prior to years he started his career as...
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1.9KRansomwareHow to Ensure Wannacry Patch is Installed Correctly On Your Machine
They say WannaCrypt does not infect XP machines but looks like the problem appears on Windows7 machines with no Wanna cry patch....
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330NewsAn Internet Outage Could Kick In WannaCry Ransomware Again
WannaCry Ransomware started 18 months ago and infected hundreds of thousands of computers all over the world, encrypting data and demanding ransom in...
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281MalwareNew ransomware campaign encrypts files even if the ransom is paid
Nearly 50 Linux and Windows servers have been affected by these attacks Ransomware attacks became popular (for the worst reasons) in a...
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560RansomwareNorth Korean Government Sponsored Hacking Team Member Charged for Wannacry Ransomware and Sony Cyber Attack
North Korean Government sponsored APT “Lazarus Group,” member Park Jin Hyok charged for conspiracy to various most destructive Wannacry and Sony Cyber...
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246HackedNorth Korean Hacker Charged Over WannaCry Attack And Sony Hacking
The U.S. has charged and sanctioned a North Korean hacker who is accused of being responsible for the infamous WannaCry Cyberattacks of...
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312Data SecurityMarcus Hutchins, engineer who stopped WannaCry virus, imputed in new accusations
Marcus Hutchins, the hero behind the switch of the WannaCry virus, faces new accusations regarding the separate malware that the security investigator...
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301IncidentsBoeing Possibly Hit by WannaCry, Company Plays Down Cyberattack
“Small number of systems” suffer “limited malware intrusion” Boeing appears to be the most recent target of the WannaCry ransomware, but the company...
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272Cyber CrimeCybersecurity at NHS failed, admits officials.
Every NHS trust assessed for cybersecurity vulnerabilities has failed to meet the standard required, civil servants have said for the first time. It was...
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245HackedRemember WannaCry Ransomware Attack? This Country Has Been Publicly Blamed By The U.S.
The WannaCry ransomware that affected millions of Windows machines earlier this year hardly needs an introduction. The deadly ransomware came into existence...
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315Cyber CrimeRansomware is Now A Lucrative Business for Cyber Criminals
Post the WannaCry outbreak, the term ransomware has become quite familiar, even to the layman. Today, it’s like ransomware here there and...
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292Cyber CrimeBritain’s NCC Says WannaCry Was The Year’s Biggest Test
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre states that the WannaCry ransomware was the biggest test of the year. The NCSC (National Cyber Security...
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230HackedHacker Who “Killed” WannaCry Arrested In US For Allegedly Creating Kronos Trojan
Short Bytes: UK-based hacker Marcus Hutchins, aka MalwareTech, has been arrested by the FBI. He was visiting the US to take part in...
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305Cyber AttackWanna Cry Ransomware Hackers Withdraw $143,000 Through Bitcoins
Cybercriminals behind Wanna Cry Ransomware worldwide attack that have caused worldwide chaos have finally earned their ransom payments. Nearly three months ago,...
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304NewsPrivate Decryption Key Released For Original Petya Ransomware
The master key of the original pocket version of ransomware has been unveiled by its creator, allowing infected Petya ransomware victims to...
