Tag: Ransomware
Bitcoin Ransomware Found In China; Crypto Thief Faces Charges
A ransomware virus that the FBI has been tracking since 2018 has been detected in China.According to CoinDesk, a recent Tencent Security report stated...
Florida cities pay out $1mn in bitcoin to ransomware hackers
A Florida city has paid almost $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack, marking the second such payout in less than two weeks and...
Florida City Pays $600,000 Bitcoin Ransom To Hackers After Ransomware Attack
The Florida City of Riviera Beach paid a $600,000 to hackers who took over its computer system in a ransomware extortion operation, paralyzing the city's...
Hackers Now Demand $10k Per Day In Baltimore Cryptocurrency Ransomware Attack
Approximately 10,000 Baltimore City government computers remain crippled after a cryptocurrency ransomware attack locked officials out of critical servers, basically paralyzing the city for...
FBI Gets Involved After Cryptocurrency Ransomware Attack Paralyzes Baltimore City
About five days after Baltimore City government was paralyzed by cryptocurrency ransomware, which infected computers associated with severs tied to the city's communication network...
Chaos In Baltimore: City Government Paralyzed By Cryptocurrency Ransomware Attack
One week after troubled ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned after a criminal probe over her children's book series, the entire Baltimore City computer network...
Denver Blockchain Voting, Facebook Password Snafu, Norsk Ransomware
As the world waits to...
Cybercriminals Ditch Ransomware and Malware-Based Attacks for Cryptojacking: IBM Study
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Increased security measures and awareness are driving
cybercriminals to change their techniques in search of a better return on
investment, ditching ransomware and malware-based...
Uptick in MongoDB Attacks up to 26,000 Asking for Ransomware
Cybercrime is increasing, so if your database has been left open for external connections, prepare to experience bedlam. Over the past several months, hackers...
