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US Hospitals Threatened By Ransomware Attack
US Hospitals Threatened By Ransomware Attack
October 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A ransomware attack has infiltrated the healthcare system and affected five hospitals, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...

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Corporate Ransomware Payments Up In Remote Working Environment
Corporate Ransomware Payments Up In Remote Working Environment
May 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Corporate ransomware payment amounts rose sharply in the first quarter of this year, with a wave of coronavirus-related attacks and other peripherally-related cases because of...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Bitcoin Ransomware Virus Shows Up In China; Crypto Thief Faces Charges For Swindling $1.7M
Bitcoin Daily: US Bitcoin Ransomware Virus Shows Up In China; Crypto Thief Faces Charges For...
July 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A ransomware virus that the FBI has been tracking since 2018 has been detected in China. According to CoinDesk, a recent Tencent Security report stated...

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