Who’s To Blame For Ransomware Outbreak?
Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in the world's biggest ransomware attack to date, which crippled thousands of businesses and public...
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Analysts Push For Protection Against Global Virus Attack
Cyber security analysts are predicting huge financial losses in the coming days should Ghanaian businesses fail to protect their computer systems from the threatening virus, Ransomware. The virus is...
Stonebwoy, Mr. Eazi Nominated For BET Awards 2017
Ghanaian dancehall singer Livingstone Satekla (Stonebwoy), and Leg Over hitmaker Mr Eazi are among shortlisted acts for the award of BET Best International Act: Africa. Stonebwoy earns the nomination...
WannaCry Ransomware Cyber-Attacks Slow But Fears Remain
A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks in Asia and Europe on Monday. However staff beginning the working week have been...
Stonebwoy, Mr. Eazi Get 2017 BET Awards Nomination
BET Networks, Organizers of the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards have announced nominations for this year’s edition. Dancehall artiste Stonebwoy and Afrobeats act Mr. Eazi were nominated...
Cyber-Attack A ‘wake-Up Call’
A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a “wake-up call”, Microsoft says. It blamed governments for storing data on software...
Ransomware Hits ‘hundreds of Thousands’ of China PCs
"Hundreds of thousands" of Chinese computers at nearly 30,000 institutions including government agencies have been hit by the global ransomware attack, a leading Chinese security-software provider...
Ransomware Cyber-Attack A Wake-Up Call
A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a “wake-up call”, Microsoft says. It blamed governments for storing data on software...
Ransomware Cyber-Attack A Wake-Up Call, Microsoft Warns
A cyber-attack that has hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up call", Microsoft says. The computing giant said software vulnerabilities hoarded...
Microsoft Says Cyberattack Should Be Wake Up Call For Governments
Microsoft warned governments Sunday against storing computer vulnerabilities like the leaked one at the heart of the cyberattack that has crippled computers in more than 150 countries. "The...
Technology Ransomware Cyber-Attack Threat Escalating
Friday's cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. He told the BBC the act was "unprecedented in its scale" and warned more people could...
Next Cyber-Attack Could Be Imminent, Warn Experts
Another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday's global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems, security experts have warned. A UK security researcher known as MalwareTech,...
Microsoft Re-Releases Security Update After Cyberattacks
Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks. In a blog post,...
Unprecedented Cyberattacks Wreak Global Havoc
Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that struck targets ranging from Russia's banks to British hospitals and a French...
Massive Cyber-Attack Hits 99 Countries
There are reports of infections in 99 countries, including Russia and China. A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck...
Massive Ransomware Infection Hits Computers In 99 Countries
The ransomware has been identified as WannaCry A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been stolen from the US National Security Agency (NSA) has struck organisations around the world....
Fast-Moving Cyberattacks Wreak Havoc Worldwide
A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The attacks -- which experts said affected...
Alarm Grows Over Global Ransomware Attacks
Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to exploit a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The...
Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in thousands of locations have apparently been locked by a program that demands $300...
Government To Lure Multinational Firms With 10 Years Tax Holidays
Government is considering granting a ten year tax holiday to major Multinational firms. The move, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Yoofi Grant, is to...