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The education sector, especially institutions of higher education, have been the focus of Information Security Professionals in recent times. It has been observed that the education sector ranks very high in the list of targets for cyber-attacks. Investigations have...
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It was August 5th, 2012, when a massive cyber-attack crippled operations of one of the world’s leading petroleum and natural gas company, Saudi Aramco. A Virus named ‘Shamoon’ wiped out data from 35,000 computers bringing most of their operations...
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A ransomware attack can paralyze the functioning of an enterprise if they are unprepared. Over the years ransomware has become the most malicious attack faced by enterprises. In this attack, hackers hold your data hostage and demand a ransom...
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Earlier this week, a new variant of Petya Ransomware was spotted which was creating havoc all over Europe as well as major parts of Asia including India. The major target for Petya has been Ukraine as its major banks...
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Unless you live in a cave, you would definitely know what is a ransomware. It is a malware that is keeping Internet users awake at nights and restless during the day. It does not strike with a warning, and...
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Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new strain of Petya Ransomware that is affecting users globally. This clearly looks like early signs of a new ransomware attack that is spreading fast across the globe. Currently we have...
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Cybercriminals are adopting unique ways for spreading malware and this has been evident in the cases of the Cerber ransomware where the RIG exploit was used and the WannaCry ransomware which used the SMBv1 vulnerability. And now it’s the...
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Over the past few months, the cybersecurity world was at buzz due to the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack. The attack was launched on a massive scale. The campaign started after the disclosure of NSA exploit leak by a hacker...
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Patch, patch and patch ! This has been the go-to mantra of security professionals and the recent WannaCry ransomware attack has highlighted its importance once again. A large number of PCs worldwide were not patched with the latest update...