ransomware
Technology
The value of Bitcoins had grown to about $140,000, it again got a boost of 20% on August 1
Markets
About 2 billion shares worth S$1.1 billion changed hands, with losers outnumbering gainers 288 to 142.
Technology
The CEO of the affected South Korean company says that "now I am bankrupt".
Politics
Ransomware is a malicious piece of software that infects a machine and encrypts its files, making them inaccessible until the user pays a ransom in Bitcoin. The ransomware spreads between machines by exploiting a leaked tool developed by the NSA that can attack multiple unsecure devices across a network of computers.
Technology
While President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser said on Monday that both foreign nations and cyber criminals were possible culprits
CyberSecurity
Hundreds of thousands of people across the world fell victim to a massive ransomware attack over the weekend of 13 May. Known as WannaCry, or WannaCrypt, the malicious software crippled the NHS, the Russian government and other companies, before being stopped.
Technology
Communication and Information Minister of Indonesia Rudiantara has urged the companies to update their systems before connecting it to local area networks.
Technology
Within just hours after being noticed, 57,000 attacks were already reported across 99 countries.
TV
As many as 45 NHS facilities were hit by a ransomware cyberattack on 12 May. The computer virus locked patient files, leaving healthcare services unable to treat many people.The Wanna Decryptor malware demanded $300 to unlock each computer. The virus may have exploited a Microsoft Windows flaw. Computers in up to 100 countries have been affected.It is unclear who is responsible, but the attack is believed to be criminal in nature, and not connected to a state actor.
Politics
After a global ransomware attack that compromised as many as 45 NHS hospitals in England and Scotland, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has stressed that patient data has not been accessed, but said that NHS trusts need to learn lessons from the experience.