MegaCortex Ransomware Worsens — Hackers Change Users’ Passwords & Make Blackmail Demands
“Your computer’s network has been breached and infected with MegaCortex Malware. All of your user credentials have been changed and your files have been encrypted. We [...]
Heightened Attacks Force Utility Companies to Rethink Security
New threats have emerged and are increasingly targeting controllers found in power plants and electric grids, provoking grave concern for utility company security and critical infrastructure [...]
It’s October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, & Ransomware Is the Biggest Fight We’re Losing
With this month’s focus on cybersecurity, it’s a good time to take stock of how companies are faring in security. Some of the statistics should get [...]
The Existential Crisis of a WAF
If a WAF could think for itself during an attack, for the first part of the attack, it would be singing the “ignorance is bliss” theme [...]
Less Than 100 Days Till A New California Privacy Law Goes into Effect
When It Does, Businesses in Every US State Could Be Affected Every week, the number of data breaches against businesses breaks record numbers. Not only [...]
Memory Errors Top MITRE’s ‘Most Dangerous’ List
With data threats rising, memory buffer errors present the biggest threat to organizations MITRE has released a new list of the Top 25 Most Dangerous Software [...]
US Treasury Levies Sanctions Against North Korean Group Behind 2017 WannaCry Ransomware
Lazarus Group and its two subdivisions also sanctioned, all responsible for numerous hacks Last Friday, September 13, the Treasury’s OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) department [...]
Virsec’s Vaccine Against the Ransomware Epidemic
Virsec delivers unrivaled protection against the most advanced cyberattacks, including those that attempt to encrypt sensitive data and hold it hostage for ransom payments. By protecting [...]
MegaCortex Malware Strikes Business Networks, Does Damage Both as Ransomware and Disk Wiper
Different research groups have been studying a new and worsening ransomware, MegaCortex, that’s hitting corporate networks and workstations. After gaining entry, the hackers invade the whole [...]