Ransomware

• Expect more cyber-attacks next year, warns report

  
  7 months ago
  ESET has warned that the ransomware menace is likely to continue in to 2018 with further growth in incidents and risks following an increase in, and sophistication of, cybersecurity incidents in 2017.

• FBI arrest cyber expert who ended WannaCry attack

  
  11 months ago
  A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Thursday.

• New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt business in 60 countries

  
  1 year ago
  A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a chocolate factory in Australia.

• This is why Kenyan firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks

  
  1 year ago
  Kenya has been listed as the country with the fourth-most active population of users on Facebook as well as Twitter behind Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria respectively.

• Securing our precious data in cyberspace: What you need to know and do

  
  1 year ago
  In the wake of the sensational ransomware attacks that took place last week, it may appear like this is a one-off attack on systems.

• 19 Kenyan firms hit by costly ransomware cyber attack

  
  1 year ago
  The virus locks files in a computer and instructs users to pay Sh30,000 ($300) in the Internet currency Bitcoin to free them up

• Government tightens security following cyber attack

  
  1 year ago
  The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has reassured the public that the government computer systems and networks are secure following the recent WannaCry Ransomware attack that hit the world on Friday, May 14.

• 22-year old who helped stop WannaCry cyberattack

  
  1 year ago
  They are called white hats -- the good guys in the Wild West of the internet -- and they ride to the rescue as in the case of the 22-year-old British expert who helped stop the WannaCry cyberattack.

• Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber-attack

  
  1 year ago
  Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned on their computers and checked e-mails.

• Manhunt launched for hackers behind global cyberattack

  
  1 year ago
  International investigators are hunting for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout.

• Communications Authority sends alert on global cyber attack

  
  1 year ago
  A massive cyber-attack that locks files in a computer until the owner pays ransom that has been infecting computers around the world has found its way into the country.

• Beware of the app that’s out to empty your bank account

  
  1 year ago
  Cyber security company ESET has discovered a dangerous new application that is targeting Android devices.

• Cyber criminals now target specific countries: Sophos

  
  2 years ago
  Sophos, a network and endpoint organization on Wednesday revealed a research that indicates a growing trend among cybercriminals to target and even filter out specific countries when designing ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks.