Security Alerts
June 28, 2017 INFORMATION SECURITY ALERT: RISK Moderate - Petya Global Ransomware Alert
A large-scale ransomware attack reported to be caused by a variant of the Petya ransomware is currently hitting various users, particularly in Europe. This variant, which Trend Micro already detects as RANSOM_PETYA.SMA, is known to use both the EternalBlue exploit and the PsExec tool as infection vectors. (Read full entry)
November 3, 2016 INFORMATION SECURITY ALERT: RISK LOW - Private message from Amit Chakma
Many people within the Western community have reported receiving an email purported to have originated from President Chakma. This email was not sent by Dr Chakma. (Read full entry)
September 14, 2016 Cryptoware on campus
Today Western detected an instance of ransomware in one of our organizational units. Ransomware is computer malware that installs covertly on a victim's computer and executes a crypto-virology attack that encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible and demands a ransom payment to restore the files and the system. Simple ransomware may lock the system and display a message requesting payment to unlock it. (Read full entry)
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