Posts for category: Oceania

NotPetya Ransomware Disrupts Merck Vaccine Production

Merck, a global leader in drug and vaccine production, may be unable to produce hepatitis B vaccines until 2018 because of worldwide production disruptions resulting from the NotPetya ransomware ...

Petya Group Bitcoins on the Move, New Message Posted

Petya Group Bitcoins on the Move, New Message Posted The hacking group behind Petya/NotPetya/ExPetr withdrew all bitcoins from the bitcoin wallet associated with the ransomware on Tuesday, July ...

Global Weekly Executive Summary June 2, 2017

WannaCry Attribution Security researchers around the world have identified clues linking the global WannaCry cyberattacks to Lazarus Group, a prolific hacking group with suspected ties to North ...

Hajime vs. Mirai, A Botnet Battle?

The Hajime worm spreading through unsecured IoT devices seems to be purposely making them more secure. Hajime vs Mirai Last October, the Mirai botnet launched the largest ever distributed ...

1.5 million WordPress Sites Defaced

A security flaw has led to the defacement of more than 1.5 million WordPress sites within the last ten days. WordPress update 4.7.2, released on January 26, quietly included a security fix for a ...

ISIS Hackers Pose a Growing Threat

Source: https://threatpost.com/unskilled-pro-isis-hackers-a-growing-threat/117726/ Extra ...

DDoS Attacks – Calculate the Cost and Probability

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/04/04/ddos-downtime-calculator/ DDoS mitigation market has seen a growth in revenue. $449.5 million account for earned revenues in 2014 and is ...

TenCent’s QQ Browser Exposes Millions To Security and Privacy Issues

Source:https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/03/29/security-privacy-issues-qq-browser/ Posted March 29, 2016 Researchers at the Citizen Lab in the of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs ...