Virus Infects City Network Shutting It Down Who: Augusta, ME Municipal Operations # of Records/People Affected: Undetermined When: 18 April 2019 What happened: A nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network...
Malware attacks skyrocket in first half of 2018: SonicWall Malware attacks continued to accelerate in the first half of 2018, including a surprising rebound in the incidences of ransomware, according to the latest research from SonicWall. According to the newly...
World’s biggest botnet has sent 12.5 million ransomware emails Millions of computers are at risk of infection by a virulent spam attack that threatens to destroy your files, unless you pay a Bitcoin ransom. The Scarab malware is being distributed by Necurs, the...
Avast Anti-Virus Infection May Lead to Infection of Millions—or Even Billions—of Computers, Including Yours “Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices, and it’s money wasted because none of these measures address the...
Petya victims told not to pay ransom as hackers are no longer able to unlock victims’ computers IN a new twist in the latest crippling ransomware attack spreading across the globe, victims are warning that files will not be released even if those affected pay...
