Ransomware Cyber-Attack A Wake-Up Call, Microsoft Warns
A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up ...
Tag: Cyberwarfare
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 ...
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 ...
Security Blogger Halts Ransomware ‘by Accident’
A UK security researcher has told the BBC how he "accidentally" halted the spread of the malicious ransomware that has ...
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 Cyber-Attack Hits 99 Countries
There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have ...
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 -- ...
Fast-Moving Cyberattacks Wreak Havoc Worldwide
A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nationwide Blackout Poses Security Threat – Security Analyst
A security analyst, Nana Owusu Sekyere says the erratic power supply which hit the nation Wednesday night poses a security ...
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 ...
Ransomware Attacks Around the World Grow By 50%
Ransomware attacks on businesses around the world rose 50% last year, research into successful cyber-breaches shows. Its popularity means malware ...