Tag: Malware
UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has...
Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack
LONDON — Ireland’s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days after it shut down its...
Ransomware hits AXA units in Asia, Irish healthcare
BANGKOK — The Thai affiliate of Paris-based insurance company AXA said Tuesday it is investigating a ransomware attack by Russian-speaking cybercriminals that has affected...
Ransomware attack hits 4 Asian countries of AXA subsidiary
PARIS — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of Axa Partners, the international subsidiary of Axa insurance group, with...
Gary rebuilding city servers following ransomware attack
GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...
DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
RICHMOND, Va. — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail...
Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records
RICHMOND, Va. — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down and...
EU: Pandemic measures to total about $5.85 trillion
BRUSSELS — The European Union's top economy official said Monday that the recovery measures the EU and its 27 member states have in the...
EXPLAINER: Why the Colonial Pipeline hack matters
NEW YORK — A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation's aging...
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
WASHINGTON — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after...