What is a hackathon? It’s an event where volunteers of all ages and backgrounds come together to form teams. The goal? To complete a project (product, service, startup) on a given theme, usually within a period of two to three days. “The word…
Lise Charmel Hit by a Phishing Cyberattack On November 8, 2019, 1,150 employees of the Lise Charmel Group—including 400 in the Lyon area—found their files, data, and workstations “encrypted in France and abroad,” as CEO Olivier Piquet explained. Indeed, the French manufacturer of underwear, nightgowns,…
WannaCry Ransomware Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common these days. This is particularly true of ransomware. This type of attack involves hijacking personal data from infected computers. It consists of software hidden within a malicious email. Once opened, it encrypts your data and blocks access to it. Cybercriminals…
Ryuk Ransomware Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common these days, particularly ransomware. Like other cyberattacks, this type of attack involves stealing personal data from infected devices. It is software hidden within a malicious email that, once opened, encrypts your data and blocks access to…
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common these days. In particular, ransomware. This type of attack involves stealing personal data from infected devices. It consists of software hidden within a malicious email that, once opened, encrypts your data and then blocks access to it. Cybercriminals then…
The Grand-Est Region Falls Victim to a Valentine’s Day Cyber-Prank! On February 14, 2020, a large-scale cyberattack paralyzed the IT operations of 7,500 public officials. Elected officials in the Grand-Est region (including Strasbourg, the region’s capital) were affected. Computer systems at high schools in Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine, Alsace…
Ransomware at Eurofins? Eurofins, a well-known group of analytical laboratories specializing in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, the environment, and medical biology, fell victim to a ransomware attack in early June 2019. This type of cyberattack involves locking the organization’s data and then demanding a ransom for its release. The group did not…
Since 2018, Belgium has been facing cybercriminals. Indeed, numerous cyberattacks have been launched against several companies in the country. Attacks of all kinds: CEO fraud, denial-of-service attacks, phishing attacks, ransomware attacks… The Prime Minister reports three times as many reports of cyber incidents in 2019 as in 2018. In…
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common these days, particularly ransomware attacks. Like other types of cyberattacks, ransomware attacks involve stealing personal data from infected computers. The malware is hidden in a malicious email which, once opened, encrypts your data and blocks access to it.
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