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Quick Heal has detected an ongoing ransomware attack. This post outlines the important steps you must take to protect your computer(s) against this threat. What to do to stay safe from the attack? Most of the steps mentioned below...
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Security vulnerabilities are increasing and just not so long before, we had to deal with so many of them. Remember WannaCry? In this post, we will discuss some important case in points with respect to security vulnerabilities and how...
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Thanks to the widespread coverage that the WannaCry and the Petya attacks received in 2017, ransomware is no longer an unknown or misunderstood terms, especially for those whose work revolves around handling cybersecurity. In fact, ransomware – which basically refers to...
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Cases of the “Lime ransomware” have been recently reported to Quick Heal Security Labs. Our research team has analyzed these cases deeply and found some useful information. This post shares this information to help users stay safe from ransomware...
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Last year we saw two high-profile ransomware attacks strike within a few weeks of each other, affecting more than a quarter million machines worldwide and causing major disruptions. With the adoption of the Eurocard/Mastercard/Visa payment standard increasing, credit card...
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In Jan 2018, Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health (healthcare network) was attacked by SamSam ransomware. It encrypted the files containing patients’ data which disrupted their critical services. Even though SamSam is not a new ransomware, it has evolved over a...
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Since WannaCry swept the world in 2017, ransomware has become a network administrator’s worst nightmare. It’s not without any reason: the devastating WannaCry ransomware attack affected more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries with huge damages. Other notable ransomware attacks...
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Welcome to our Cybersecurity News Rundown for the month of December 2017. Here, we will be sharing latest and trending news on events and technological updates from the world of cybersecurity that happened over the past month. Make sure...
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The recent lawsuit filed against Anthony Levandowski of Uber signifies how terrible insider threats can be and what effects they can have on the confidential data sets. The lawsuit was filed by Alphabet which accused Levandowski of stealing more than...
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Typically, a ransomware will demand money or cryptocurrency after it has locked down your computer or phone or encrypted its data. But, Quick Heal Security Labs has spotted an Android ransomware that demands iTunes gift cards after it locks...