A global cyber attack has been underway since Friday, affecting more than 200,000 organisations in 150 countries. In the UK, the major assault hit 47 NHS trusts, leading to operations being cancelled ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expose the vulnerabilities of the cyber ecosystem, the catastrophic consequences of ransomware are becoming increasingly evident. In recent months, health systems ...
It was no coincidence that the criminals struck on Friday evening, just as their victims in the US were logging off and preparing to celebrate Independence Day weekend. Everything about the attack on ...
Hackers claim to have taken control of vast amounts of patient data, and are holding it to ransom Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...
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UK intelligence chiefs are calling on Brits to be vigilant and keep themselves safe A FRESH cyber attack has seen computers go down in Russia, Ukraine, Germany and Turkey which has been blamed on ...
Ransomware casts a long shadow in today's digital landscape, threatening businesses of all sizes with data paralysis, operational interruption, reputational damage and severe financial repercussions.
You don’t even have to spend any money to get protection from ransomware, though. There are plenty of free tools out there that’ll identify and remove threats. Take, for example, Kaspersky’s ...
You only have to look at the scale and severity of the ‘Wanna Decrypter’ ransomware which hit countless NHS hospitals and affected organisations in over 74 countries. Appearing as an inconspicuous ...
It was no coincidence that the criminals struck on Friday evening, just as their victims in the US were logging off and preparing to celebrate Independence Day weekend. Everything about the attack on ...
The HSE had not received a ransom demand "at this stage" and was at a very early point in understanding the threat Get the latest coronavirus headlines - and the latest on the easing of lockdown - by ...
On Friday the NHS reported a large-scale cyber attack that forced trusts across the country to shut down their entire IT systems and postpone all non-urgent activity. The attack is believed to be the ...