Ransomware attackers are winning and growing even more confident with time, think tank warns

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A report by the defense think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and cybersecurity company BAE Systems warn that the ‘perfect storm of conditions…

$30 Million: The highest ransomware demand ever recorded as the malicious attacks increase

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The highest attempted ransom demand during 2020 stood at $30 million – double the previous highest attempted demand of $15 million in previous years, reports…

Ransomware hack delays Cyberpunk patch 1.2 update

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

CD Projekt SA’s developer team of Cyberpunk 2077 had recently been locked out of their own workstations for the past two weeks due to a…

8.5GB worth of K-Electric data leaked online by ransomware attackers

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a bizarre development, K-Electric was attacked by a group of Netwalker ransomware attackers back on 7 September, resulting in the suspension of the company’s…

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Massive Cyber Attacks could cost us $53 billion

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lloyd’s of London, an insurance market based in England, has released a report according to which a massive cyber attack could result in $53 billion…

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WannaCry hits Honda’s production line

By Ali Leghari ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Amidst global ransomware cyber attack, this time WannaCry has hit one of Japan’s leading car manufacturing company in the world, Honda. WannaCry is the talk…

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4 ways of preventing loss due to ransomware

By Peter Hesse ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Last week, the WannaCry ransomware attack caused at least partial shutdowns of operations at Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) and Spain’s Telefonica, as well as…

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