WannaCry, the biggest ransomware attack in the history, gained prominence very rapidly in the media globally after the ransomware infected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries within just 72 hours. Governments, Intelligence agencies and law enforcement around the world have already started their investigations and are working closely with affected companies to track […]
WannaCry Coding Mistakes Can Help Files Recovery Even After Infection…
Last month WannaCry ransomware hit more than 300,000 PCs across the world within just 72 hours by using its self-spreading capabilities to infect vulnerable Windows PCs, particularly those using vulnerable versions of the OS, within the same network. But that doesn’t mean WannaCry was a high-quality piece of ransomware. Security researchers have recently discovered some […]
Protect Against WannaCry: Microsoft Issues Patch for Unsupported Windows (XP, Vista, 8,…)
Massive Global Ransomware Attack Underway, Patch Available…
“Kill Switch” Found…
UPDATE: 130,000 Systems Attacked…Global Task Force Launched…
Ransomware Real-Time Attack Map…
Using NSA Exploit to Spread Rapidly…
Attack Has Hit 16 Hospitals in the UK & Up to 70k Devices in 74 Countries…
Creepy: Hackers Held Voice Recordings from CloudPets Toys for Ransom…
A report by security researcher Troy Hunt claims that a brand of internet connected children’s toys, CloudPets, have been infiltrated by hackers who collected hours of audio recordings of children and are demanding a ransom in exchange for the files. CloudPets allow parents to record voice messages on their phone and transfer these messages to […]