Ransomware is considered one of the most dangerous threats to organizations across the world. Malware authors are developing new malicious codes that implement new features to improve evasion and spreading abilities. Ransomware is most typically distributed through spam email attacks. The spam email will have an attachment disguised as a legitimate file or will include a URL […]
The entire computer system of Jackson County, Georgia was hit by a massive Ryuk ransomware attack on March 01. Authorities confirmed that the attack has affected all the departments. This ransomware leads to a complete shut down unless the files are recovered using the decryption key. Emails as well as emergency services were affected by […]
India ranks 21st in the global tally with 6,95,396 attacks hackers across various countries. However, India took the 13th spot in terms of hackers initiating attacks with 73,482 such incidents. Globally, the UK was the biggest source country with a total of 97,680,746 attacks this year, while the US was the top destination country with […]
A malware family Rarog is out in the internet and being excessively used by the cyber criminals to execute cryptocurrency mining operations. Reseachers claim it to be an appealing option for hackers due to its low cost, easy configurations and support for multiple cryptocurrencies. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 research team, which posted a blog on Wednesday […]
An APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) malware, Slingshot, attacks victims by entering via routers and gaining kernel access to control the device entirely. According the Kaspersky researchers, this malware has unique tactics into entering the network as well as effectively stealing sensitive information by hiding itself in the plain day light. It is created by advanced […]
India is growing, while economy is set to hit the $10trillion mark in a decade or so, clearly it is a great story but with this growth, digitization becomes great responsibility. The onus of making a robust infrastructure which helps in protecting the cyber services and digital information of the company is massive. Nearly 40% […]
Within less than a month, 2 new version of Locky ransomware have been released. YKCOL, locky spelled backwards and ASASIN extension. It came to light in a spam blast to 3 million mail-boxes on 19th September within 3 hours. ASASIN another variant has appeared on 10th October. The ykcol ransomware follows the same convention as […]
ANUBI is another malicious code making rounds, infecting machines. Not much is known about the attack tactics used by the underworld to spread the ransomware as of now. It is more like a ransomware into the wild, maybe its building up the attack and testing waters before it strikes. It was first detected by a […]
Advanced Ransomware Threats are well planned by cyber criminals in order to acquire highest gains. Cyber criminals takes in the most sensitive data in their possession and makes sure that no copy of it is available with the victim to restore systems to normal. In general, following are the 5 stages of ransomware attack 1. Reconnaissance […]
A new mobile malware Xafecopy Trojan has been detected in India, Kaspersky said in a report. It steals money from victim’s mobile phones via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) billing payment method. Victim’s mobile currency is used without his knowledge. Around 40 % audience of this malware has been detected in India. Xafecopy Trojan is disguised […]
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