Bitcoin or Your Chastity?
An attacker allegedly seized control of the internet-connected, genital-trapping devices and stipulated payment in crypto. There has been a surge of internet-connected smart...
ransomware
Foxconn Held by Ransomware Gang
Ransomware groups can also target multinational tech companies. Foxconn, a publicly-traded electronics and tech company, headquartered in Taiwan, has been hit by a...
Ransomware attacked another Big Company
Advantech, a Taiwanese industrial computer maker, has been involved in a ransomware attack that got most of their data stolen and encrypted by...
Egregor attacks Big Companies for Bitcoin
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new ransomware named “Egregor,” and it nags many organizations globally, with the recent target being the industrial goods and...
Ransomware attacks Work From Home
In the middle of COVID-19 Pandemic, research shows that People who work from home are vulnerable from Ransomware attacks. Proofpoint Cybersecurity firm published...
Ransomware Alert! DoppelPaymer Scammers Resurfaced: Claims unfortunate victim with 22 Bitcoins
An unlucky victim has allegedly released a whopping BTC 22 – worth over USD 263,000 – to DoppelPaymer ransomware scammers, per data published by tracking...
Voter Signature Database attacked by a Ransomware
A Georgia country government database used for the 2020 election has been attacked by ransomware. Now that the voter signature database is down,...
Companies Penalized for Ransomware Payoffs
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued today an advisory that companies that facilitate the ransomware payments may put...
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk Confirms Russian Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Targeting Tesla
Russian scam artist offered a Tesla employee $1 million and an upfront payment of 1 Bitcoin (BTC) to upload the ransomware software. A...
Ransomware Attack: Merciless Hackers Demands Large Ransom for COVID-19 Vaccine Research Data
Hackers shut down the University of California researchers’ servers. Latest transcripts reveal the intense negotiations that took place to recover data related to...
