Tag: NHS

Do not open suspicious emails, large numbers of threats being distributed by “Jaff / WannaCryptor” ransomware

May 12, 2017

ESET is aware of several ransomware outbreaks that stem from malicious emails that can be used to introduce threats to your system. ESET identifies these threats as Wannacryptor.d and Filecoder.NLI (Jaff), and ESET detects and blocks these threats and their variants. Click here for a list of best practices to stop these threats. ESET products can … More Do not open suspicious emails, large numbers of threats being distributed by “Jaff / WannaCryptor” ransomware

NHS increasingly being targeted by ransomware attacks

October 12, 2016

NHS hospitals are increasingly being targeted with ransomware attacks, according to an investigation. The online newspaper found that in the past 12 months, at least 30 NHS trusts in England have been victim to this particular type of attack. In four cases, the incident had to be reported as a “potential breach of data protection or … More NHS increasingly being targeted by ransomware attacks

20,000 NHS Wales PCs still running Windows XP from beyond the grave

August 7, 2015

Windows XP, as regular readers of We Live Security will know, was supposed to have breathed its last on April 8th 2014, when Microsoft stopped supporting it. It’s not as though Windows XP’s death should have come as a shock. Microsoft has been warning of its end-of-support, and the need to upgrade to a safer … More 20,000 NHS Wales PCs still running Windows XP from beyond the grave

CyberThreats Daily: Hacking again in spotlight as LulzSec hacks US Senate’s web site

June 15, 2011

We have seen a lot of activity by hackers lately. The Sony affair is still unfolding, as Sony says that personally identifiable information might have been stolen, but worldwide daily new examples of successful hacking are revealed. LulzSec hacks US Senate’s web site Hacker group LulzSec says that it has recently hacked the US Senate’s … More CyberThreats Daily: Hacking again in spotlight as LulzSec hacks US Senate’s web site