A new ransomware attack nicknamed Bad Rabbit has been sweeping through the world since yesterday, October 24, 2017. As a matter of fact, the Ukrainian Security Service had warned on October 14 that a new large scale cyber attack, similar to notPetya, might take place sometime between October 13 and 17. The attack arrived a few days later than expected.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, when global events on the topic have become top of mind for people and businesses in recent years, given the staggering number of recent data breaches and global ransomware attacks. NCSAM was launched in 2004 under leadership from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance. Read more…
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Ransomware is the top threat facing computer users as Interpol reveals massive 2017 cyber crime “epidemic” taking over PCs as well as internet-linked devices like routers and CCTV cameras to turn them into tools for criminals,” reported the European policing agency Europol. Experts cited attacks such as ‘WannaCry,’ data breaches, the darknet, and extortion of youth for child pornography.
The leaves are changing, the sun is setting sooner, the wind is getting cooler and you’re probably grabbing the sweaters from the other closet. However, ransomware has never been hotter! Fall is officially upon us in the Northern hemisphere. With the days becoming shorter, the darkness descending hours earlier and the temperatures dropping, you might not be too happy that autumn has arrived.
