A cyberattack that targeted the World Health Organization is probably just the tip of the iceberg according to experts reacting to the news this week.
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National Veterinary Associates catches dose of ransomware
Ransomware attacks don’t discriminate – and are just as happy targeting those with four legs as those with two.
Florida city will pay over $600,000 to ransomware attackers
Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay attackers over $600,000 three weeks after its systems were crippled by ransomware.
Possible Toyota data breach affecting 3.1 million customers
Several Toyota companies have announced that they might have suffered data breach attempts, with one affecting 3.1 million customers.
DARPA uses a remote island to stage a cyberattack on the US power grid
It enacted a worst-case, “black start” scenario: swaths of the country’s grid offline for a month, battery backups exhausted.
Nerves jangled by new ransomware attack on shipping giant
The US network of one of the world’s largest shipping companies, COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), has been hit by a disruptive ransomware attack.
Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and “got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have caused power blackouts.