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Ransomware GoodWill Detected in India, Makes Victims Donate to Fake Causes: Cloudsek
A new ransomware has been detected in India that makes victims donate new clothes to homeless, feed kids in branded pizza outlets, and provide financial help to anyone who needs urgent medical attention but cannot afford it, according to digital risk monitoring firm Cloudsek.
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India’s Offensive Cyber Capability Pakistan-Focussed and Not Tuned Towards China, Study Claims
India has made only modest progress in building its policy and beliefs for cyberspace security, with its offensive cyber capability focussed on Pakistan, according to a study conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
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BadRabbit: NotPetya Hackers Likely Behind Ransomware Attack, Say Researchers
Security researchers at Cisco's Talos unit said BadRabbit bore some similarities with NotPetya as they were both based on the same malware.
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Ransomware: Ukraine Scrambles to Contain New Cyber Threat After Attack
Experts said that while hackers have previously inserted viruses into software updates, the attack on Ukraine is the largest and most disruptive such assault to date.
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Ransomware: Ukraine Says Foiled Second Cyber-Attack After Police Raid
Ukraine is still trying to find its feet after scores or even hundreds of businesses and government agencies were hit by an explosion of data-scrambling software on June 27.
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Ransomware Attacks: Ukrainian Police Seize Servers of Software Firm
Little known outside Ukrainian accounting circles, M.E.Doc is used by around 80 percent of companies in Ukraine.
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Ransomware Attacks: Family Firm in Ukraine Says Not Responsible
Little known outside Ukrainian accounting circles, Intellect Service's M.E.Doc is an everyday part of life at around 80 percent of companies in Ukraine.
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Ransomware Attacks: Ukraine Points Finger at Russian Security Services
The SBU, Ukraine's state security service, said the attack was by the same hackers who attacked the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016.
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Hackers Can Guess PINs, Passwords From Brainwaves: Study
The team asked 12 people to type a series of randomly generated PINs and passwords into a text box as if they were logging into an online account while wearing an EEG headset.
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Petya Ransomware: Focus on Defences as Users Scramble After Global Cyber-Attack
Some IT specialists identified the newcomer as "Petrwrap", a modified version of ransomware called Petya which circulated last year.
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Petya Ransomware: FedEx Says TNT Unit 'Significantly Affected' by Cyber-Attack
"While TNT Express operations and communications systems have been disrupted, no data breach is known to have occurred," FedEx said in a statement.
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Petya Ransomware: Fresh Cyber-Attack Likely 'More Sophisticated' Than WannaCry, Says Europol
"The attack has caused infections worldwide and has not yet been stopped," the agency based in The Hague warned Wednesday.
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Petya Ransomware: Firms Scramble to Recover From Wave of Cyber-Attacks
The attacks started Tuesday in the afternoon in Kiev, and quickly spread to about 80 companies in Ukraine and Russia.
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Companies Struggle To Recover After Massive Cyber Attack With Ransom Demands
Firms are working to recover its operations a day after being hit by a cyber attack linked to malware called Petya. The powerful cyber attack also spread as far as India and the United States.
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Not Much Impact Of Malware Attack On India Yet: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government today said it has initiated proactive measures and is keeping a close vigil on the ransomware attack that has hit Europe, maintaining that there is no large-scale impact on India yet.
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Ransomware GoodWill Detected in India, Makes Victims Donate to Fake Causes: Cloudsek
A new ransomware has been detected in India that makes victims donate new clothes to homeless, feed kids in branded pizza outlets, and provide financial help to anyone who needs urgent medical attention but cannot afford it, according to digital risk monitoring firm Cloudsek.
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India’s Offensive Cyber Capability Pakistan-Focussed and Not Tuned Towards China, Study Claims
India has made only modest progress in building its policy and beliefs for cyberspace security, with its offensive cyber capability focussed on Pakistan, according to a study conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
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BadRabbit: NotPetya Hackers Likely Behind Ransomware Attack, Say Researchers
Security researchers at Cisco's Talos unit said BadRabbit bore some similarities with NotPetya as they were both based on the same malware.
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Ransomware: Ukraine Scrambles to Contain New Cyber Threat After Attack
Experts said that while hackers have previously inserted viruses into software updates, the attack on Ukraine is the largest and most disruptive such assault to date.
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Ransomware: Ukraine Says Foiled Second Cyber-Attack After Police Raid
Ukraine is still trying to find its feet after scores or even hundreds of businesses and government agencies were hit by an explosion of data-scrambling software on June 27.
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Ransomware Attacks: Ukrainian Police Seize Servers of Software Firm
Little known outside Ukrainian accounting circles, M.E.Doc is used by around 80 percent of companies in Ukraine.
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Ransomware Attacks: Family Firm in Ukraine Says Not Responsible
Little known outside Ukrainian accounting circles, Intellect Service's M.E.Doc is an everyday part of life at around 80 percent of companies in Ukraine.
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Ransomware Attacks: Ukraine Points Finger at Russian Security Services
The SBU, Ukraine's state security service, said the attack was by the same hackers who attacked the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016.
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Hackers Can Guess PINs, Passwords From Brainwaves: Study
The team asked 12 people to type a series of randomly generated PINs and passwords into a text box as if they were logging into an online account while wearing an EEG headset.
-
Petya Ransomware: Focus on Defences as Users Scramble After Global Cyber-Attack
Some IT specialists identified the newcomer as "Petrwrap", a modified version of ransomware called Petya which circulated last year.
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Petya Ransomware: FedEx Says TNT Unit 'Significantly Affected' by Cyber-Attack
"While TNT Express operations and communications systems have been disrupted, no data breach is known to have occurred," FedEx said in a statement.
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Petya Ransomware: Fresh Cyber-Attack Likely 'More Sophisticated' Than WannaCry, Says Europol
"The attack has caused infections worldwide and has not yet been stopped," the agency based in The Hague warned Wednesday.
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Petya Ransomware: Firms Scramble to Recover From Wave of Cyber-Attacks
The attacks started Tuesday in the afternoon in Kiev, and quickly spread to about 80 companies in Ukraine and Russia.
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Companies Struggle To Recover After Massive Cyber Attack With Ransom Demands
Firms are working to recover its operations a day after being hit by a cyber attack linked to malware called Petya. The powerful cyber attack also spread as far as India and the United States.
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Not Much Impact Of Malware Attack On India Yet: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government today said it has initiated proactive measures and is keeping a close vigil on the ransomware attack that has hit Europe, maintaining that there is no large-scale impact on India yet.
