Over the weekend, the shutdown of major US petroleum pipeline as a result of a ransomeware attack. What does this mean and who is it affecting?
Tag: Ransomware
Senate Probing DHS For Possible Ransomware Payoffs
Senators Delaware Democrat Tom Caper and Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson believe that intelligence agencies might have paid hackers to unlock the personal files of lawmakers. The two members of the United States Senate Committee on […]
Ransomware Scammers Demand Payment Or They’ll Expose Your Deepest Secrets
People conducting cyberattacks have a new method of attacking users. Their latest technique involves forcing victims to either pay a ransom or else they will have their data published online for everyone to see. The […]
FBI Advises That Ransomware Victims Suck It Up And Pay Out
The age old adage of giving an armed robber your wallet when he asks for it is creeping into cyberspace with the FBI advising that companies which fall victim to file encrypting ransomware infection should […]