Tag: ransomware
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Alleged Victim of Recent Babuk Ransomware Attack
The ransomware menace is spreading like wildfire. And while the law-and-order machinery seems to be putting out this fire, they seem to have been...
“Security patching should be a part of a system’s basic maintenance...
A well-rounded and seasoned leader in the field of IT & Information Security, Ashish Thapar is the Vice President and Head for Security Consulting...
REvil Ransomware Gang Targets Apple’s Supplier, Quanta; Threatens to Leak Blueprints
The REvil ransomware gang reportedly hacked Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta Computer, which among others, manufactures Apple’s iWatch and MacBook devices. As per the REvil gang’s...
Internet Swamped with Over 100K Pages Serving Malicious PDFs
Cybersecurity researchers found threat actors using search engines to lure business professionals into installing a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) inadvertently.
According to an analysis from...
Has Babuk Ransomware Gang Attempted a Slam Dunk on Houston Rockets?
It is the Rockets vs the Babuk ransomware gang, and it seems like Babuk has drawn first blood with a slam dunk. No, we...
COVID-19 and the Current Cyberthreat Landscape in India
It’s been over a year since the first COVID-19 death was reported in the state of Karnataka, India, in March 2020. With concerns of...
Global Median Dwell Time Drops Below One Month: FireEye Report
Global Median Dwell Time (defined as the duration between the start of a cyber intrusion and when it is identified) has been reducing over...
Hackers Have an Appetite for Indian Power Companies
Tearing a page from the bad actor’s handbook was a recent China nation-state attack against 10 Indian power sector companies. Tensions between China and...
Top Irish Colleges Face the Ire of Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attackers going after educational institutions is not new. Recently, the FBI’s Cyber Division issued an alert warning about an uptick in cyberattacks against higher education...
“The sophistication of attacks has changed”
In the times of remote working, ransomware attacks and cyberthreats are the #1 challenge faced by organizations today and are drawing attention to the...
