Ransomware attack

Goa's flood monitoring system has fallen victim to ransomware attack. The attackers reportedly demanded to be paid in Crypto currency for the data to be released. According to a complaint filed in cyber cell, the department claimed that all its filed have were encrypted and hence could not be accessed. As a result of hacking, the department has no access to data related to battery voltages, data packets and more.

A cyberattack targeted Kaseya's computer network management tool, leading the US IT firm to advise organizations to halt servers to avoid ransomware. "We are in the process of investigating the root cause of the incident, but we recommend that you immediately shut down your VSA server until you receive further notice from us," Kaseya said in Reddit. Reportedly, about 200 businesses were encrypted.

Taiwanese hardware MNC 'Acer' has been hit by a dangerous ransomware attack, where the company is being demanded to pay $50 million to hackers. Taking responsibility, hacker group 'The REvil' have threatened to leak data including the company’s bank balance and financial spreadsheets. The hackers also gave a deadline till March 28 to fulfil all the duties or face bitter consequences. Believed to have seeped through Microsoft vulnerability,… read-more