Hi friends !! After an long time i'm posting new one !! Well, today i'll be sharing List of states of India affected by the recent Cyber Attack, ....# WannyCry Ransomeware....
# Highlights
**What is Ransomeware ?
**When it occured ?
**How it occurs ?
**How many countries it affected ?
**Demands of hackers of ransomeware..
Gujrat
In Gujrat, over 120-odd computers connected with GSWAN (Gujarat State Wide Area Network) were affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack. However, no “crucial data” has been lost in the cyberattack, claimed the state government officials.
GSWAN is a network of 60,000 computers that connects the 33 districts and 3200 government offices for secure digital communication.
Further, several personal computers in Vadodara fell victim to the cyberattack. About 10 per cent of the total computers of the district administration were affected by the ransomware, according to district collector P Bharathi, reported PTI.
Odisha
A government-run hospital in Ganjam district, Odisha, was targeted by the WannaCry ransomeware virus, officials confirmed. The data and information management system at Berhampur City Hospital, which is located nearly 170 kilometres from Bhubaneshwar, was infected by the virus which in turn affected its e-medicine and data services.
Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) Saroj Mishra said experts from the National Informatics Centre were deployed to tackle the issue, reported PTI. He added that a ransom of $300 was being demanded for the restoration of the system.
An FIR has been lodged with the police.
West Bengal
At least 10 computers at customer care centres of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) were attacked in West Midnapore, South Dinajpur and East Midnapore districts.
State power minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay told PTI that few computers were affected out of the total 504 customer centres of the WBSEDC. “We have shut down those computers. Our operations have run smooth and we have faced no problem as the virus could not affect the central server,” he said.
Andhra Pradesh
According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), few computers of the Police Department in Andhra Pradesh were disabled due to the attack, reported PTI. The AP government was directed to follow the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (CER) advisory to handle the attack. IT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan pegged the figure at 18 computers.
Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Police department was also partially hit by the WannaCry ransomware. Other isolated incidents were reported in Mumbai and Pune as well.
Kerala
Computers in two panchayat offices in Wayanad and Pathanamthitta districts too were disabled yesterday in the cyberattack. Four computers at Thariyathodu panchayat in Wayanad and two computers at Aruvappulam panchayat in Pathanamthitta district were hit, but no major damage was caused, the police said.
Tamil Nadu
Few isolated incidents were reported from the southern state.
Delhi
The national capital reported incidents of the attack as well, although specific details have not been mentioned.
Railways
Computers of the Southern Railways’ Palakkad division came under attack on Tuesday, but luckily was limited to those in the personnel department that deals with staff matters such as appointments, transfers and promotions etc. The Railways said 23 of the 500 systems located in various departments of the office were targeted.
# Highlights
**What is Ransomeware ?
**When it occured ?
**How it occurs ?
**How many countries it affected ?
**Demands of hackers of ransomeware..
Let's get Started...
1) What is Ransomeware Cyber Attack ?
>> Ransomeware Cyber Attack is an attack or hack which encryptes the files of the Affected PC's. In India, Pune cyber security firm Quick Heal Technologies detected 48,000 attempts across the country.
2) When it occured ?
>> WannyCry Ransomeware Attack has been occured on 12th May 2017.
3) How it occurs ?
>> An user get's an E-mail named taskche.che on their E-mail Id, and tells us to click on the link, an redirected page opens where it tells to download files..After the download of file the malicious software i.e. virus gets inn in our device and renames all files to .encrypt ..
4) How many Countries does it affected ?
So, here's the list of Indian States ,
In Gujrat, over 120-odd computers connected with GSWAN (Gujarat State Wide Area Network) were affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack. However, no “crucial data” has been lost in the cyberattack, claimed the state government officials.
GSWAN is a network of 60,000 computers that connects the 33 districts and 3200 government offices for secure digital communication.
Further, several personal computers in Vadodara fell victim to the cyberattack. About 10 per cent of the total computers of the district administration were affected by the ransomware, according to district collector P Bharathi, reported PTI.
Odisha
A government-run hospital in Ganjam district, Odisha, was targeted by the WannaCry ransomeware virus, officials confirmed. The data and information management system at Berhampur City Hospital, which is located nearly 170 kilometres from Bhubaneshwar, was infected by the virus which in turn affected its e-medicine and data services.
Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) Saroj Mishra said experts from the National Informatics Centre were deployed to tackle the issue, reported PTI. He added that a ransom of $300 was being demanded for the restoration of the system.
An FIR has been lodged with the police.
West Bengal
At least 10 computers at customer care centres of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) were attacked in West Midnapore, South Dinajpur and East Midnapore districts.
State power minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay told PTI that few computers were affected out of the total 504 customer centres of the WBSEDC. “We have shut down those computers. Our operations have run smooth and we have faced no problem as the virus could not affect the central server,” he said.
Andhra Pradesh
According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), few computers of the Police Department in Andhra Pradesh were disabled due to the attack, reported PTI. The AP government was directed to follow the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (CER) advisory to handle the attack. IT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan pegged the figure at 18 computers.
Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Police department was also partially hit by the WannaCry ransomware. Other isolated incidents were reported in Mumbai and Pune as well.
Kerala
Computers in two panchayat offices in Wayanad and Pathanamthitta districts too were disabled yesterday in the cyberattack. Four computers at Thariyathodu panchayat in Wayanad and two computers at Aruvappulam panchayat in Pathanamthitta district were hit, but no major damage was caused, the police said.
Tamil Nadu
Few isolated incidents were reported from the southern state.
Delhi
The national capital reported incidents of the attack as well, although specific details have not been mentioned.
Railways
Computers of the Southern Railways’ Palakkad division came under attack on Tuesday, but luckily was limited to those in the personnel department that deals with staff matters such as appointments, transfers and promotions etc. The Railways said 23 of the 500 systems located in various departments of the office were targeted.
5)Demands of Hacker's of Ransomeware or how to decrypt it.
>> When it get's encrypted, the PC shows the instruction of decrypting it. For decrypting Ransomeware charges $300 USD Bitcoins which can be transacted through browser or TOR browser.
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