ransomware

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

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

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

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

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

Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks

KIEV: Several multinational companies said on Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of… Read More

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

Global ‘ransomware’ virus hits Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: After large-scale and stealthy cyber attacks that infected worldwide computers, the ransomware – malicious… Read More

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

Who’s to blame for ransomware outbreak?

Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in… Read More

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