Tag: ransomware
What Is Ransomware?
Just a few weeks ago a hacker calling himself the “Sauce of Death” made a ransom payment asking for $500,000 to decrypt a software package designed to protect the company’s grain storage and transportation system. This information was released in a series of security messages to the public in which the hacker also suggested kidnapping…
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What Does This Mean For Commercial Cyber Security?
Attackers are targeting companies where the data of employees is at the heart of the account security business today. So, what does this mean for commercial cyber security? Well, if you’re building an account security or anti-forensics platform or solution, or any platform where sensitive data is processed, there could be some big implications for…
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The Department of Agriculture Hit by Ransomware
A family was hit with Black Matter ransomware and a family of five were forced to pay a ransom for their devices. The virus is also spreading across the globe. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been hit by the Blackwater and other forms of malware, according to a recent report from The Wall Street…
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The WannaCry Ransomware
The WannaCry ransomware. WannaCry is a cyber-attack that emerged on April 6, 2017, and began spreading globally on April 14, 2017, and reached the United States on April 18, 2017, affecting almost every country with over 300 million devices. On the surface, WannaCry appears to be a variant of the previously discussed Petya ransomware attacks.…
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U.S. Treasury Targets Cryptocurrency Services
Treasury has published a regulatory notice that the Treasury is implementing new sanctions against certain cryptocurrency and virtual currencies that are being used for illegal purposes. This regulatory notice was released on September 5, 2018, and it indicates that the U. Treasury is moving forward with a series of new sanctions against individuals and organizations…
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Computers and the Human Mind
Schaeberle, R. Davis, Computers and the Human Mind. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. Schaeberle, “On the computer’s role on the human mind,” Mind, Volume 97, 1–31. The primary function of the computer is to enable man’s brain to process sensory information by enabling man to perceive and comprehend the information. It is well known that sensory…
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Ragnar Locker Group to Keep Data Leakage Confidential
In its first meeting since launching “Ragnar Locker” [1] and its latest update by the “Ragnar Locker Group” (RLG), the Ragnar Locker Group (RLG), the self-explanatory “Information Awareness, Privacy, Security” (IAPS), has announced to keep data leakage confidential, as it wants to keep the data that would reveal personal information about its customers or users…
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How Many Emails Are In The Inbox?
Peterborough Town Hall Email Fraud This incident happened at the Peterborough Town Hall in September of 2013. The Town’s computer network was hacked and there were 1,900 emails and more than 11,000 other files being downloaded to a remote server. This attack was discovered between 18:09 and 18:12 EDT on Tuesday, September 25, 2013. The…
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Xinyang International Music Festival Shuts Down
The music festival, the largest in China, has been forced to shut down because of an alleged violation after the organizers allegedly allowed illegal music downloads on their site. The organizer of the Xinyang International Music Festival, a large-scale event, has made a decision that may be extremely damaging to the festival, the organizer said…
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Security Week: If You Buy a Product, You Can Know Where It Comes From
‘If you buy a product, you can know where it comes from,’ said John Henry, co-founder of the software business Fujitsu (FJT). ‘There is a big difference between buying a product and stealing it. ’ Read more at Security Week. It’s been a week since hackers broke into the computers of a number of companies…
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