Blog Ransomware Attack Wreaks Havoc On Prison Employees And Inmates January 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion Chalk up another first for the hackers. For the first time that we know of, a successful hacking attack caused prisoners in New Mexico to be confined to their cells for a time. The Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, New Mexico went into lockdown on January 5th of this year (2022) when hackers infiltrated […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Popular Digital Photo Company Shutterfly Hit By Ransomware Attack January 15, 2022 by Vertical Axion Recently digital media giant Shutterfly was hit by a major ransomware attack. The attack disrupted broad swaths of the company’s services including those offered under their GrooveBook, BorrowLenses, and Lifetouch brands. According to a report received by BleepingComputer, Shutterfly was targeted by the Conti gang. That group was able to encrypt more than four thousand of […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Ransomware Named AvosLocker Uses Multiple Tricks In Attacks January 5, 2022 by Vertical Axion There’s a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one to watch. AvosLocker burst onto the scene over the summer of this year (2021). Having enjoyed some success with their product the gang […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Hackers Hit Wind Energy Provider With Ransomware December 6, 2021 by Vertical Axion Vestas Wind Systems is one of the leaders in wind turbine manufacturing in North America with 40,000 MW currently installed and another 36,000 MW under service in both the US and Canada. Recently the company published a breach notification indicating that they had been the subject of a successful cyber attack which occurred on Friday, […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog DDOS Attackers Are Targeting VoIP Providers October 11, 2021 by Vertical Axion Hackers around the world are flexing their muscles. For reasons that aren’t yet clear they have been launching distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks against Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers and it is leading to widespread voice outages. VoIP provider Bandwidth.com is the latest company to fall victim to these attacks. On the afternoon […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Ransomware Attackers Look For Unpatched Systems To Exploit September 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long ago Microsoft patched a critical MSHTML remote code execution security flaw being tracked as CVE-2021-40444. Beginning on August 18th of this year (2021) the company spotted hackers exploiting this flaw in the wild. So far there have been fewer than ten attacks made that exploit this flaw but it’s inevitable that the number […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology Technology Tips
Blog Hackers Behind REvil Ransomware Are Back Online September 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long after successfully attacking Kaseya the band of cyber criminals behind the REvil ransomware strain went dark. Their “Happy Blog” mysteriously went offline. It is not known if the group went into hiding as a safety precaution after their attack drew worldwide condemnation. It could have been as a result of action by law […] Read more » General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Exchange Servers Are The Target Of This New Ransomware September 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion A new ransomware gang known as “LockFile” has recently burst onto the scene. They specifically target Microsoft Exchange servers to gain access then proceed to encrypt everything they can find. LockFile employs a trio of vulnerabilities that are collectively known as ProxyShell to gain access to a targeted exchange server. ProxyShell was given its name […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News Technology Tips
Blog Lockbit Ransomware Is Trying To Become Unstoppable August 28, 2021 by Vertical Axion Over the last couple of years ransomware has become the malware of choice for hackers around the world. It’s easy to understand why. Hackers using malware win in two different ways. If they successfully breach a corporation they can steal copies of important files and sell them on the black market. They can simultaneously demand […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Change Your NAS Device Password To Avoid Ransomware Attacks August 25, 2021 by Vertical Axion A NAS manufacturer based in Taiwan called Synology recently issued a warning to its customers relating to the StealthWorker botnet. This botnet has been targeting a wide range of NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices using simple brute force tactics. Anytime the botnet succeeds in breaching the security of a NAS it will deploy a ransomware […] Read more » Business Advice General Interest Ransomware Recent News Security Technology News
