Global outbreak of Ransomware Cyber Attack
Hi everyone, T here is a global outbreak of ransomware Cyber Attack known as WannaCry affecting users across the globe now. The attack started on Friday, 12 May 2017, infecting more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware designed to encrypt users’ files or lock their operating systems so attackers can demand a ransom payment. Similar to a phishing attack, ransomware executes when a user is lured to click on an infected lin k or e-mail attachment or to download a file or software while visiting a rogue website. Sophisticated social engineering techniques are used to entice users to take the desired action, examples include; • An embedded malicious attachment appeared to be from a known contact/source with enticing offers/recommendations for Invoice, Job Offer, Cheap Air-fare, Post Parcel etc. • An e-mail that appears to be from Google Chrome or Facebook invites recipients to click on an image to update their web brows...