Microsoft Says Cyberattack Should Be Wake Up Call For Governments
Microsoft warned governments Sunday against storing computer vulnerabilities like the leaked one at the heart of the cyberattack that has ...
Tag: Cybercrime
Technology Ransomware Cyber-Attack Threat Escalating
Friday's cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. He told the BBC ...
Ransomware Cyber-Attack Threat Escalating
Friday’s cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. He told the BBC ...
US Treasury To Play Key Role Protecting Finance IT Infrastructure
The US Treasury Department said Saturday it will play a "leading role" in protecting the global financial system's IT infrastructure. ...
Europol Says It Was Unprecedented In Scale
A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK’s National Health Service was “unprecedented”, Europe’s police agency says. Europol also ...
Next Cyber-Attack Could Be Imminent, Warn Experts
Another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday's global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems, security experts have ...
Unprecedented Cyberattacks Wreak Global Havoc
Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that struck targets ranging ...
Massive Ransomware Infection Hits Computers In 99 Countries
The ransomware has been identified as WannaCry A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US ...
Researcher Finds ‘kill Switch’ For Cyberattack Ransomeware
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware -- ...
Alarm Grows Over Global Ransomware Attacks
Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to exploit a flaw ...
Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in thousands of locations ...
US Alerted France To Russia Hack Targeting Macron
The head of America's National Security Agency said Tuesday that Russia was behind the 11th-hour hack of French President-elect Emmanuel ...
‘Revenge Porn’ On ‘mass Scale’ In Australia
Researchers on Monday urged tougher laws to protect victims of "revenge porn" in Australia after a survey revealed abuses, including ...
Macron Condemns ‘massive’ Hacking Attack As Documents Leak
The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a “massive hacking attack” after ...
Creator of ‘world’s Largest Kiddie-Porn Site’ Gets 30 Years In Prison
A man who federal prosecutors said was the creator and lead administrator of what's thought to be the world's largest ...
Takedown of Underground Pedophile Network Nets 900 Arrests
Nearly 900 suspected pedophiles have been arrested and almost 300 children identified or rescued from their abusers following the massive ...
Google Docs Phishing Scam Doused After Catching Fire
A 'phishing' scam that tricked people with what appeared to be Google Docs links was doused by the internet giant ...
The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge That’s Killing Kids
A so-called suicide game that’s allegedly targeting teens in Russia may now be finding its way around the globe, specifically ...
Google, Facebook Duped In Huge ‘scam’
Google and Facebook have confirmed that they fell victim to an alleged $100m (£77m) scam. In March, it was reported ...
BoG Cautions Banks To Guard Against Cyber Attacks
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is advising the country’s banks to guard against vulnerability to cyber attacks. “The growing threat ...