Information Security

By now I am sure you have already heard something about the  WannaCry ransomware , and are wondering what's going on, who is doing this, and whether your computer is secure from this insanely fast-spreading threat that has already hacked nearly 200,000 Windows PCs over the weekend. The only positive thing about this attack is that — you are here — as after reading this easy-to-understandable awareness article, you would be so cautious that you can save yourself from WannaCry, as well as other similar cyber attacks in the future. In this article, I have provided some of the most important primary security tips that you should always follow and advised to share with everyone you care for. What is Ransomware & Why WannaCry is More Dangerous? (A simple video demonstrating of WannaCry Ransomware, showing how fast it spreads from system-to-system without any user Interaction) For those unaware, Ransomware is a computer virus that usually spreads via spam emails and ma...

A security researcher has just discovered a stealthy cryptocurrency-mining malware that was also using  Windows SMB vulnerability  at least two weeks before the outbreak of  WannaCry ransomware  attacks. According to Kafeine, a security researcher at  Proofpoint , another group of cyber criminals was using the same  EternalBlue exploit , created by the NSA and dumped last month by the Shadow Brokers, to infect hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide with a cryptocurrency mining malware called ' Adylkuzz .' This malicious campaign went unnoticed for weeks because unlike  WannaCry , this malware does not install ransomware or notify victims, but instead, it quietly infects unpatched computers with malware that only mine ' Monero ,' a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency. This Malware Saves Computers From Getting Hacked By WannaCry The Researcher believes Adylkuzz malware attack could be larger in scale than WannaCry ransomware attack because it has...