The global WannaCry ransomware attack is “arguably the first ever cyber-catastrophe,” an expert in cyber risk management from RMS said on Tuesday. Tom Harvey said in a statement that the cyberattack “clearly demonstrates the systemic nature of the risk, with…
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has issued a warning about a spam email using the fsco.gov.on.ca domain name and email address richard@fsco.gov.on.ca, which it said has been transmitting a computer virus to unsuspecting members of the public. The…
PITTSBURGH – A state prosecutor’s office in Pennsylvania was among hundreds of thousands of victims of a now-shuttered international cybercrime operation, paying nearly $1,400 in a bitcoin ransom to free up its infected computer network, authorities disclosed Monday. Federal prosecutors…