Ransomware
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Europol Says It Was Unprecedented In Scale
A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK’s National Health Service was “unprecedented”,...
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...
Security Blogger Halts Ransomware ‘by Accident’
A UK security researcher has told the BBC how he "accidentally" halted the spread of the malicious ransomware that has...
Unprecedented Cyberattacks Wreak Global Havoc
Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that...
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...
Researcher Finds ‘kill Switch’ For Cyberattack Ransomeware
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry...
Fast-Moving Cyberattacks Wreak Havoc Worldwide
A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked...
Alarm Grows Over Global Ransomware Attacks
Security experts expressed alarm Friday over a fast-moving wave of cyberattacks around the world that appeared to...
GPs and Hospitals Hit By Ransomware
Diverted patients and paper notes: A doctor describes the impact on his hospital A major incident has been declared...
Ransomware Infections Reported Worldwide
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world. Computers in...
Ransomware Attacks Around the World Grow By 50%
Ransomware attacks on businesses around the world rose 50% last year, research into successful cyber-breaches shows....