ransomware

Ransomware cyberattacks broke out Tuesday from the United States to India to Russia, where computer systems monitoring radiation at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear plant were knocked offline. The attacks affected roughly 150 countries, including government offices and infrastructure in the...

European banks are stockpiling bitcoin as a hedge against ransomware attack, driving the virtual currency up 200 percent this year, The Street’s Jim Cramer said, quoting a panel talk with the CEO of Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS). “Bitcoin is what the bad guys demand you pay if you...

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) continued its bullish momentum on Monday when the company announced a new deal with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) to expand the use of the QNX operating system in Ford automobiles. Following Monday’s 8.7 percent gain, BlackBerry shares are now up more than 63...

A luxury hotel in Austria pays ransom — for the fourth time — when hackers keep the keycards of guests out of their ritzy rooms. The San Francisco transit system resists the urge to buy its way out of a hack that kidnaps its light-rail system, leaving strap-hangers unhinged. A premier...

The WannaCry virus that hit over the weekend reportedly infected more than 230,000 devices in over 150 countries. Concern over the virus has cybersecurity stocks and the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE: HACK) surging this week while Americans try to do whatever they can to protect themselves...

The group of hackers behind the WannaCry ransomware could have scored a huge payday. According to a Hollywood Reporter report, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s CEO Bob Iger confirmed that hackers are claiming they stole an un-named, soon-to-be-released Disney studio film. Pirated Pirates? Or Chasing...

The latest "ransomware" cyberattack is showing up across the globe from hospitals in Britain, schools in China and government networks in Russia. Assuming a public listed company is to be crippled by a similar attack, how will the stock react? There is some data available for investors...

Customers of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Macintosh computers faced its first ever ransomware attacks over the weekend, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE: PANW). Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, is a type of malware that restricts access...

According to a new report by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), high-tech extortion attacks surged 165 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Intel’s latest McAfee Labs Threats Report indicates that the slight drop in so-called “ransomware” attacks that occurred in 2014...