RISING SHIELD AGAINST RANSOMWARE ATTACKS

IN BRIEF: Both Atlanta’s network and Roseburg schools suffered with Ransomware attacks recently. These are two examples among many ransomware attacks facing organisations across the globe. This writing will provide three basics advise on how individual and organisations can fight against ransomware attacks.

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Early this year 2018, Secureworks published a report titled “SamSam Ransomware Campaigns,” which noted that the recent attacks involving SamSam have been opportunistic, lucrative and impacted a wide range of organizations.

On March 22 this year (2018), The city of Atlanta (GA) employees were ordered to turn off their computers to stop a virus from spreading through the network and encrypting data. A cybercriminal group demanded that the city pay it about $51,000 in bitcoins — a crypto currency that allows for anonymous transactions online.

Federal agents advise the city not to pay ransomware because paying will not be an assurance of the solution to the city’s problem – The city then refuses to pay ransom to cybercriminals.

MAABARA YA UCHUNGUZI WA MAKOSA YA DIGITALI

KWA UFUPI: Andiko hili litaangazia walau kwa mukhtasari mambo muhimu ya kuzingatia wakati wa kuanzisha/ Kujenga maabara ya uchunguzi wa makossa ya digitali itakayo weza kufanikisha uchunguzi wa makossa hayo.

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Maabara ya uchunguzi wa makossa ya digitali situ inahitajika katika ngazi ya kitaifa bali pia makampuni yanaweza kuwa nayo ili kuweza kutafuta majibu ya uhalifu mtandao unaoweza kujitokeza.

Mataifa mengi yamejielekeza kwenye kujenga na kuongezea nguvu/uwezo  maabara maalum za uchunguzi ma makossa ya digitali – Nilipata kuzungumzia kwenye andiko linalosomeka “EGYPT LAUNCHES NEWDIGITAL FORENSICS LAB”  hatua ya Nchi ya misri kuzindua maabara ya kisasa ya uchunguzi wa makossa ya digitali.

FACEBOOK REMOVES MALICIOUS ACCOUNTS

IN BRIEF: Facebook Inc has removed several malicious accounts and pages that advertised and sold social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people and it will continue to do it if so needed.

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Facebook spokesman assured to remove Posts containing information like social security numbers or credit card information on Facebook when Facebook becomes aware of it.

Facebook has also deleted almost 120 private discussion groups of more than 300,000 members, after being alerted by a report from journalist Brian Krebs that the groups flagrantly promoted a host of illicit activities, including spamming, wire fraud, account takeovers, and phony tax refunds.

The biggest collection of groups banned were those promoting the sale and use of stolen credit and debit card accounts, and the next largest collection of groups included those facilitating takeovers for online accounts such Amazon, Google, Netflix, and PayPal.

A Google search still pulls up a few public Facebook posts that offer to sell personal details including credit card numbers.