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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
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Travelex Currency Exchange Taken Down After Being Hit by Ransomware: Report
A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex had yet to restore digital sales and was reported infected with ransomware by hackers threatening to release personal data unless it pays a $3 million ransom.
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Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry 'Hero', Freed After Guilty Plea Over Banking Malware
A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017.
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'Locky' Is Largest Malware Campaign In 2017
Locky ransomware's re-emergence with new email distribution campaign has been touted as one of the largest malware campaigns in the latter half of 2017, the media reported.
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New Ransomware 'Locky' Spreading Through Email, Warns Government
The government has issued an alert for a new computer ransomware called 'Locky' which is spreading through a wave of emails with attachments. The malware can lock computer files with an encryption program and demand a ransom for them to be unlocked. More than 23 million messages have been sent in a campaign to spread variants of Locky, the governme...
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Man Called Cyberattack Hero Faces Charges He Created Malware
The self-taught computer-security researcher credited with stopping a devastating cyberattack in May was arrested on charges that he created malware used to hack banking systems in Canada and Europe, the U.S. said.
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UK Security Researcher Who Stopped 'WannaCry' Attack Arrested In US On Hacking Charges
A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero for thwarting the "WannaCry" ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to attack banks.
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Haryana Company Complaints Of Ransomware Attack
Gurgaon Police on Friday registered an FIR against unknown person in connection with the hacking of a server of a private company in the city which has been asked for a 15 US bit-coins ransom, equivalent to Rs 25.6 lakh, by hackers.
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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 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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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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Ransomware Attack Sweeps Globe, Researchers See WannaCry Link
Petya ransomware virus includes code known as "Eternal Blue", which was stolen from NSA and was also used in last month's ransomware attack named WannaCry.
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Ransomware Virus Hits Computer Servers Across Europe
The first reports of disruption emerged from Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman describing the attacks on his country as 'unprecedented'.
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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Security Firm Posts Apology for Using "Hoodie Hacker" Pic, Internet in Splits
A ransomware is a type of malicious software that is used to block access to computer until a sum of money is paid.
-
Travelex Currency Exchange Taken Down After Being Hit by Ransomware: Report
A week after a malicious virus infected its network, the London-based foreign currency exchange company Travelex had yet to restore digital sales and was reported infected with ransomware by hackers threatening to release personal data unless it pays a $3 million ransom.
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Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry 'Hero', Freed After Guilty Plea Over Banking Malware
A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017.
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'Locky' Is Largest Malware Campaign In 2017
Locky ransomware's re-emergence with new email distribution campaign has been touted as one of the largest malware campaigns in the latter half of 2017, the media reported.
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New Ransomware 'Locky' Spreading Through Email, Warns Government
The government has issued an alert for a new computer ransomware called 'Locky' which is spreading through a wave of emails with attachments. The malware can lock computer files with an encryption program and demand a ransom for them to be unlocked. More than 23 million messages have been sent in a campaign to spread variants of Locky, the governme...
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Man Called Cyberattack Hero Faces Charges He Created Malware
The self-taught computer-security researcher credited with stopping a devastating cyberattack in May was arrested on charges that he created malware used to hack banking systems in Canada and Europe, the U.S. said.
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UK Security Researcher Who Stopped 'WannaCry' Attack Arrested In US On Hacking Charges
A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero for thwarting the "WannaCry" ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to attack banks.
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Haryana Company Complaints Of Ransomware Attack
Gurgaon Police on Friday registered an FIR against unknown person in connection with the hacking of a server of a private company in the city which has been asked for a 15 US bit-coins ransom, equivalent to Rs 25.6 lakh, by hackers.
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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 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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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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Ransomware Attack Sweeps Globe, Researchers See WannaCry Link
Petya ransomware virus includes code known as "Eternal Blue", which was stolen from NSA and was also used in last month's ransomware attack named WannaCry.
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Ransomware Virus Hits Computer Servers Across Europe
The first reports of disruption emerged from Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman describing the attacks on his country as 'unprecedented'.
