image credit What is Locky Ransomware ? The name of this ransomware is LOCKY. What is Locky ? it actually denotes one of the today’s prevalent ransomware families. It was discovered in the mid-February 2016. This file-encrypting epidemic proved to be sophisticated enough to fly under the radar of conventional anti-malware defense. However, Locky is one of the most preferred malicious software used by hackers.  Who Discovered ? Bart Blaze, a very well known reputed security researcher first discovered this type of ransomware attack which is being conducted via Facebook Messenger. Later, Peter Kurse, another security researcher with extensive experience in investigating cyber-crimes confirmed the news to reporters. Bart Blaze wrote in his personal blog :  “As always, be wary when someone sends you just an ‘image’ – especially when it is not how he or she would usually behave”.  And Facebook has released the following statement in response to the discovery...

  image credit 1. Widespread DDoS Attacks The main target of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are the Financial institutions (which companies that have online financial transactions). DDoS Attacks keep their servers & online base services down for several hours or days and causes a huge loss of these victim companies. image credit 2. Cyber Terrorist Attacks Cyber Terrorist Attacks could infiltrate the highest levels of security in government servers & computers, disrupt government operations, bring down the entire Internet, close down the power grid, cause nuclear arms to launch, and so much more. image credit 3. A New Breed of Ransomware Is Looming Ahead Nowadays Ransomware is a very real threat to not only companies but also every individuals around the world. Ransomware is a malware which attacks your PC & then encrypts all your personal & important files. To get your files decrypt back it demands virtual currencies such as Bitcoin....

image credit Now-a-days, the word "WannaCry" is very familiar to all of us. This ransomware exploited the vulnerabilities in  Microsoft’s Windows operating system (except Windows 10) to hack more than 75,000 computers in more than 150 countries & counting last Friday. Microsoft has recently released the security patches for all versions of Winows including XP to prevent this ransomware. Also numerous security researchers are continuously working to develop a permanent solution. Although a temporary solution called "WannaCry KillSwitch" is already discovered by a british security researcher Marcus Hutchins. He slows down the spreads of WannaCry by registering a domain name "wannacry". Heimdal Security, a cyber security software company has recently reported that another ransomware called Uiwix, has emerged, which is exploiting the vulnerabilities found in Windows SMB v1 and SMB v2. Wannacry is doing in the same method to spread. Is Uiwix simi...

ALERT : Hackers spreading Locky ransomware by uploading infected .SVG images on Facebook Messenger Who Discovered ? Bart Blaze, a very well known reputed security researcher first discovered this type of ransomware attack which is being conducted via Facebook Messenger. Later, Peter Kurse, another security researcher with extensive experience in investigating cyber-crimes confirmed the news to reporters. Bart Blaze wrote in his personal blog : “As always, be wary when someone sends you just an ‘image’ – especially when it is not how he or she would usually behave”. And Facebook has released the following statement in response to the discovery: “We maintain a number of automated systems to help stop harmful links and files from appearing on Facebook, and we are already blocking these ones from our platform. In our investigation, we determined that these were not, in fact, installing Locky malware—rather, they were associated with Chrome extensions. We have...