ransomware
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EternalBlue Lives On A Year After WannaCrypt Wrought Havoc
It’s been a year since WannaCry caused massive disruption to companies all over the world. The highly virulent ransomware, which was able to exploit an NSA-created tool called EternalBlue, was able to deliver its payload by using a flaw in the SMB 1 protocol. A year later, ESET has found EternalBlue is still a substantial…
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Cloud Systems Are Fueling Both Ransomware Attackers And Defenders
Ransomware is one of the most damaging threats to our data. And while it used to be about attacks on single devices, we saw the threat evolve this year with the WannaCry and Petya/Not Petya attacks where threat actors found new ways to weaponise other vulnerabilities to deliver ransomware payloads that cost businesses hundreds of…
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How Ransomware Turns Some Aussie Businesses Into Massive Cowards
4Hot fact #1: an excellent anagram of RANSOMWARE is WARM SENORA. Hot fact #2: amongst Australian businesses affected by ransomware, 45 per cent have chosen to pay up to criminals to get their files back.
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Three Ways The ‘NotPetya’ Cyberattack Is More Complex Than WannaCry
The WannaCry ransomware was barely out of the headlines when another cyberattack took down computer systems around the world. This time, a piece of malware dubbed “NotPetya” is to blame. And unlike WannaCry, it has no clear “kill switch” as it spreads across infected networks.