Colonial Pipeline CEO: Paying hackers $4.4M was the ‘right thing to do for the country’
One day after Colonial Pipeline confirmed an all-new system outage that the US fuel company stressed was not a product of some new hacking attack …
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This ransomware attack against a US police department took a nasty turn
A Russian-speaking group of hackers called Babuk on Tuesday underscored how devastating a ransomware attack can be on a target. After the group’s demands weren’t …
Fascinating details emerge about the Russian hackers who attacked a major US fuel pipeline
US national security officials are still scrambling to get to the bottom of this weekend’s Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that was believed to have been …
Russian cybercriminals just pulled off a devastating attack inside the US
Unless operations are restored by Tuesday at the major US fuel pipeline that a Russian gang of cybercriminals hit with a ransomware attack on Friday, …
Russian hackers are getting even more brazen in the US
It’s axiomatic among digital security professionals there’s really nothing and no one anymore who’s un-hackable, and the sooner we realize that fact in this era …
Hackers keep getting rich off of your stupid mistakes
The cyber landscape continues to be increasingly favorable for hackers and other assorted criminals who initiate hacks and intrusions into peoples’ computers, mobile devices, and …
Ransomware targeting Mac users was recently discovered on torrent sites
A piece of ransomware targeting the Mac has been making the rounds on torrent sites. The ransomware disguises itself as an app installer for Little …
Cyberattacks force Louisiana to declare state of emergency
Ransomware and cyberattacks continue to multiply and hit local governments in a scary, escalating pattern such that, now for the second time since 2018, a …
Another Florida city gives in to hackers’ demands and pays $460,000 ransom
Florida municipalities are proving to be a juicy and lucrative target these days for hackers who’ve been launching cyber attacks on computer systems, government phones …
Florida city agrees to pay hackers $600,000 in bitcoin to get its computer files back
Everyone knows that crime doesn’t pay, or at least that’s what we’re all led to believe. For hackers who broke into the computer systems of …
Ransomware attack on Baltimore continues to hold the city hostage
Earlier this month, hackers successfully deployed a piece of ransomware that, for about two weeks now, has effectively shut down a range of key public …
Bad Rabbit ransomware attacks computer networks masquerading as Adobe Flash
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but a new ransomware program has emerged, which can spread through computer networks belonging to the same company …
Security researchers: Petya malware was designed to destroy information, not make money
Yesterday morning, a new and nasty piece of ransomware dubbed Petya began spreading across the globe. Based on an exploit that was also used during …
Experts say Petya ransomware is just a ‘test’ for something much worse
A new ransomware attack, modeled after the recent WannaCry exploit, has hit thousands of organizations and users worldwide. But according to a handful of security …
How to protect your Windows computer against the recent malware attack
A new wave of ransomware attacks swept the world on Tuesday, starting with Ukraine and spreading to other regions of the world. The attack was …
WannaCry ransomware is still alive, and it just forced Honda to close one of its plants
Just over a month ago, a nasty piece of ransomware called “WannaCry” began infecting PCs all across the world at an alarming rate. Based off …
‘The Witcher’ developer hit with ransomware targeting new game material
When a lone hacker or group sends ransomware out into the world, the effects can be devastating for individuals who find their hard drives packed …
Hackers are trying to bring the WannaCry ransomware back from the dead
A little more than a week ago, a particularly nasty piece of ransomware dubbed “WannaCry” began spreading at an impressive clip all across the globe. Targeting …
Security researchers have a fix for victims of the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware
French security researchers have come up with a solution that may help users impacted by the WannaCry ransomware recover their encrypted files without having to …
After WannaCry, the Shadow Brokers promise to unleash more NSA exploits soon
The good news is that the “WannaCry” ransomware isn’t spreading as quickly as it was just a few days ago, in large part thanks to …
Hackers are threatening to leak the new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie
We just saw it happen to Netflix with the fifth season of Orange Is the New Black, and it looks like Disney was also hit …
This is what getting infected with WannaCry malware looks like
Unless you’ve taken the wise step of throwing all electronics in a dumpster and moving to a desert island, you’ve probably heard about WannaCry by …
Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated by ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack
The proliferation of the WannaCry ransomware last week unequivocally justifies Apple’s steadfast refusal to help the FBI break into an iPhone 5c used by one of …
New variants of the NSA-derived cyberattack already spotted
The world is facing the most dangerous cyberattack it ever had to deal with so far, and it’s an attack that it can’t be stopped …
How a security researcher miraculously and accidentally killed the ‘WannaCry’ ransomware
The massive ransomware hack targeting Windows machines across the globe was stopped dead in its tracks by a security expert who inadvertently activated a “kill switch” …
A massive Windows hack has swept through Europe, and is starting to reach the US
Since early Friday morning, reports have been coming in about a massive ransomware attack sweeping through Windows PCs in Europe. The National Health Service in …
Britain’s health network hit by major hacking attack
The UK’s National Health Service appears to have suffered a major hacking attack. Ransomware, a form of virus that encrypts personal files and then demands …
