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Most of the cyber attacks in Canada are ransomware genre

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to a study conducted by Blake, Cassels Graydon LLP, most of the cyber attacks that were targeted on Canadian companies were of ransomware genre and alarmingly there was an increase in frequency and complexity of attacks. Note- Ransomware is a kind of malware that encrypts files until a ransom is paid.

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Cyber Attack on Bureau Veritas

CyberSecurity Insiders

The digital operations of the multinational company Bureau Veritas(BV) was brought to a halt when hackers launched a cyber attack on the IT infrastructure of the company that offers lab testing, inspection and certification services. Note 3- Ransomware is a kind of malware that encrypts a database until a ransom is paid.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

CyberSecurity Insiders

The intelligence committee, funded by South Korea’s National Assembly, has revealed that a cyber attack launched on Pfizer at the end of last year was launched by North Korean hackers to steal the intelligence of vaccine research that was co-sponsored by BioNTech.

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Gloucester City Council hit by a possible Ransomware Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Though there is no confirmed news that the attack was of a ransomware virus, sources report that the restoration of services might take a few weeks as the incident seems to be more complicated after preliminary investigations were concluded.

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Vulnerabilities That Allow Hijacking of Most Ransomware to Prevent File Encryption

Hacker Combat

A cyber-attack is a malicious attack undertaken by cybercriminals against single or numerous computers, computer systems, networks, or infrastructures utilizing one or more computers. Individuals, corporations, governments, and critical infrastructure are potential cyber-attack targets.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes.

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United Nations data stolen from Cyber Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

And preliminary inquiry has suggested that the attack took place as the cyber crooks gained login access into the governmental organization that operates with the aim to maintain international peace and security. And gaining internal access of servers might allow cyber criminals to conduct long-term surveillance on their counterparts.