Bristol Airport authorities were recently forced to take their flight information system displays offline for two days to contain a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom . The authorities dismissed the ransom demand Attack.Ransom and decided to rebuild the affected systems . For two days , flight status information was displayed on whiteboards and there was an increase in announcements over the speakers . Similarly , in the last few months there have been several cyberattacks targeting hospitals , city administration and sporting events . The servers of the US-based PGA were reportedly hit by ransomware Attack.Ransom attacks right before the PGA Championship in the first week of August . A new ransomware called Everlasting Blue Blackmail Virus , which targets Windows PCs using spam and phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing , flashes former US President Barrack Obama ’ s image with the ransom message . Once the ransomware gains entry into the system , its looks for all .exe ( executable ) files and encrypts them , preventing users from running apps until the ransom is paid Attack.Ransom . Hot on the heels of the cyberattack Attack.Ransom on the town of Valdez in Alaska , Canadian town Midland in Ontario was hit by a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom in the first week of September . Hackers broke into the city database involving fire , water , and waste management and blocked access , demanding ransom Attack.Ransom . A major concern for cybersecurity experts is the fileless attacks , which are hard to detect . These attacks do not install a malicious software to infiltrate a victim ’ s computer , which makes it difficult for anti-virus solutions to detect them . According to Ponemon Institute , 35 % of all cyberattacks in 2018 were fileless , while security solution provider Carbon Black claims that fileless attacks accounted for 50 % of all successful data breaches Attack.Databreach targeting financial businesses . Fileless attacks target legitimate Windows tools such as PowerShell ( a scripting language which can provide hackers unrestricted access to Windows API ) and Windows Management Instrumentation ( used by admins ) . By latching on to these tools , hackers gain control over the PC and eventually the organization ’ s database . In another recent development , researchers at F-Secure have come across a new vulnerability affecting PCs . Dubbed as cold boot , the attack can be carried off using a special programme through a USB drive connected to a PC . Using the programme , the hacker can disable the memory overwriting by rebooting the system , without a proper shutdown . The attack can be used to break into company system which might have access to the company network .

The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority 's internal computer system , including servers and personal computers , was hit by a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom Saturday . The utility said customer information was not compromised Attack.Databreach in the attack Attack.Databreach , but many of databases will have to be recreated in their entirety . OWNASA said it is coordinating with the FBI , the Department of Homeland Security , the state of North Carolina , and several technology security companies in response to the attack . The safety of the public ’ s water supply and the area ’ s environment are not in danger , the utility said . ONWASA began experiencing persistent virus attacks from a polymorphic malware known as EMOTET on October 4 . The virus was thought to be under control , but when it persisted ONWASA brought in outside security specialists . The specialist continued to work the problem with ONWASA Information Technology ( IT ) staff . At what ONWASA officials said may have been a timed event , the malware launched a sophisticated virus known as RYUK at 3 a.m. on Saturday . An ONWASA IT staffer saw the attack and immediately disconnected ONWASA from the internet . However , the crypto-virus spread quickly along the network , encrypting databases and files . The attack is similar in nature to those experienced by Atlanta , Georgia and Mecklenburg County . lONWASA said it had mulitple layers of computer protection in place , including firewalls and malware/anti-virus software . The defenses of the computer systems at the main office were penetrated . ONWASA has received one email from the cybercriminals , who it said may be based in a foreign country . The email is consistent with ransomware attacks Attack.Ransom of other governments and corporations . OWNASA officials said ransom monies “ would be used to fund criminal , and perhaps terrorist activities in other countries . Furthermore , there is no expectation that payment of a ransom Attack.Ransom would forestall repeat attacks . ONWASA will not negotiate with criminals nor bow to their demands . The FBI agrees that ransoms should not be paid Attack.Ransom . ONWASA will undertake the painstaking process of rebuilding its databases and computer systems from the ground up. ” The lack of computing ability will affect the timeliness of service from ONWASA for several weeks to come . Initially , the utility will operate manually at all plant and office locations . Water and wastewater service to homes and businesses will not be interrupted , the utility said . Customers may continue to make credit card payments by phone , at ONWASA 's kiosk locations ( by check , cash , or credit card ) , and in person at the main office at 228 Georgetown Road , Jacksonville . Satellite Offices in Holly Ridge , Swansboro , and Richlands have the capability of processing credit card payments by phone and very limited other services . Service orders , account creation , connections , disconnections , development review , backflow program , engineering , and human resources will utilize manual processes until the computer systems are restored . While phone service remains , email service has been interrupted for most of the utility . ONWASA said a team of local , state , and federal agencies are cooperating to restore the utility and bring the criminals to justice .

Media Prima Berhad 's computer systems have been locked out by cyber attackers who are demanding Attack.Ransom millions of ringgit in ransom Attack.Ransom . The media company , which runs a stable of TV and radio channels , newspapers , advertising and digital media companies was hit by a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom last Thursday ( Nov 8 ) , The Edge Financial Daily reported . Ransomware is a type of malicious software ( malware ) designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid Attack.Ransom . The report , quoting a source , said the attackers are demanding Attack.Ransom 1,000 bitcoins to release access to the computer systems . This means that the attackers are demanding a ransom Attack.Ransom of RM26.42 million ( S $ 8.71 million ) . Media Prima is listed on Bursa Malaysia 's main board . It operates , among others , three national newspapers , namely New Straits Times , Berita Harian and Harian Metro ; free-to-air television stations , namely TV3 , TV9 , ntv7 and 8TV ; and four radio stations , namely Fly FM , Hot FM , One FM and Kool FM . When contacted , Media Prima group managing director , Datuk Kamal Khalid , declined to comment when asked to confirm whether the company has been hit Attack.Ransom by ransomware . He urged The Star to get in touch with the company 's corporate communications department for comments , and efforts are ongoing to contact the department . The Edge Financial Daily report said it was not immediately known whether Media Prima 's data has been breached Attack.Databreach , and whether the media group would be suffering financial losses due to the ransomware attack Attack.Ransom . It quoted another source saying that Media Prima 's office e-mail has been affected but that the company has migrated the email to another system . The source reportedly added that Media Prima has decided not to pay the ransom Attack.Ransom .