A substantial ransomware attack on the Uttarakhand Government in India crippled its IT infrastructure, impacting over 90 major websites and capturing sensitive data and governmental departments. There was no data loss, yet the event follows a year, which saw the country subjected to nearly five billion cyberattacks and has raised significant questions about its cyber security preparedness, historical vulnerabilities, and the lack of a cyber crisis management plan.
Security Bite: macOS malware ‘Banshee’ found using Apple’s own code to evade detection
A new variant of the Banshee stealer malware took a page out of Apple’s book and used the same encryption methods as Mac’s XProtect antivirus
