The Rouen University Hospital-Charles Nicolle in northern France has been targeted to a ransomware attack with consequences similar to that of the infamous WannaCry attack of 2017. IT staff discovered …
Fake Windows Update Delivers Cyborg Ransomware
A fake Windows Update spam campaign drops Cyborg ransomware when the recipient opens an attachment titled "the latest critical update." Trustwave discovered the campaign and said that although the …
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Ransomware hits Louisiana state government systems
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards revealed a ransomware attack yesterday took down websites and the Louisiana state government network. Edwards stated that the Office of Technology Services …
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Secret Iranian Network Behind ‘Aggressive’ U.S. Cyberattacks Exposed In New Report
Iranian hacking group APT33, well known for the Shamoon attack on Saudi Aramco, has made headlines again for aggressive attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure. Trend Micro recently reported …
Mexican Oil Company Pemex Hit by Ransomware
Parts of the Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil company network were taken down after they suffered from a ransomware attack on Sunday. Although the attack was quickly neutralized and had a low …
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Exclusive: U.S. manufacturing group hacked by China as trade talks intensified
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) was hacked over the summer following intensified trade talks between the U.S. and Beijing. A cybersecurity firm hired by NAM confirmed that the attack …
Large-scale cyberattack hits Labour Party systems
A month out from UK's General Election, the Labour Party reported they had been hit with a cyberattack. The Labour Party stated that the attack was sophisticated and affected the party website, which …
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Understanding the Ripple Effect: Large Enterprise Data Breaches Threaten Everyone
With the value of data skyrocketing, there has been an increase in cyberattacks against larger enterprises. These organizations often host data for thousands of customers, and the risk from these …
New Study: Hospital Breaches Could Be Killing Patients
Research by Vanderbilt University and the University of Central Florida implies that data breaches affecting hospitals could have deadly consequences, as mortality rates at hospitals that suffered a …
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Only 47% of cybersecurity pros are prepared to deal with attacks on their IoT devices
A recent Neustar survey reveals that while 48% pf organizations suffered a cyberattack targeting their Internet-of-things (IoT) devices last year and nine in ten are worried about future threats of …