By Thomson Reuters, October 21, 2016 But web provider says its services have been restored to normal as of 9:35 a.m. ET Some major internet companies suffered service disruptions on Friday due to what internet infrastructure provider Dyn said was a cyber attack that affected some sites, mainly for users on the U.S. East Coast.… Continue reading Major cyberattack knocks Twitter, Reddit, Spotify offline on U.S. East Coast
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University of Calgary paid $20K in ransomware attack
By CBC News, June 7, 2016 No evidence cyberattackers released personal or university data to public The University of Calgary paid a demanded $20,000 after a “ransomware” cyberattack on its computer systems. The university announced the ransom payment Tuesday, a week after the initial attack. “As part of efforts to maintain all options to address… Continue reading University of Calgary paid $20K in ransomware attack
Blue Screen of Death meets cybercrime – true or false?
By Paul Duckin, Naked Security, April 19, 2016 Over the past week or so, an intriguing story has appeared around and about the web. It falls short of a meme, but sits higher than a rumour, and it’s attracted attention because it deals with an increasingly-endangered event: a BSoD. BSoD, of course, stands for Blue… Continue reading Blue Screen of Death meets cybercrime – true or false?