Russia takes down REvil hacking group at U.S. request
Russia has conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of… Read More
3 years ago
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US sanctions cryptocurrency exchange over ties to ‘ransomware attacks’
The United States imposed sanctions Tuesday on cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for its ties to ransomware… Read More
3 years ago
French court tries Russian for multi-million-euro cyberfraud using ransomware
Prosecutors say Alexander Vinnik sent emails to his targets masquerading as invoices, whose attached document,… Read More
4 years ago
US officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election
A ransomware attack typically locks an infected computer system until payment, usually in the form… Read More
5 years ago
Hackers could get even nastier in 2018: researchers
WASHINGTON: After a year marked by devastating cyber attacks and breaches, online attackers are expected… Read More
7 years ago
Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks
KIEV: Several multinational companies said on Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of… Read More
7 years ago
North Korea’s special cell ‘Unit 180’ possibly behind global cyber attacks
PYONGYANG: North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is… Read More
8 years ago
Global ‘ransomware’ virus hits Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After large-scale and stealthy cyber attacks that infected worldwide computers, the ransomware – malicious… Read More
8 years ago
US cyber bill would shift power away from spy agency
WASHINGTON: A bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would require the U.S. National Security Agency… Read More
8 years ago
Who’s to blame for ransomware outbreak?
Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in… Read More
8 years ago
Businesses brace for Monday as ransomware threat lingers
SINGAPORE/TORONTO: Technical staff scrambled on Sunday to patch computers and restore infected ones, amid fears that… Read More
8 years ago