by CIRT Team
WannaCry Malware Attack and Recommended Actions from Microsoft
Microsoft has provided guidance regarding malware variously named WannaCrypt, WannaCry, WannaCryptor, or Wcry. On May 12, 2017, many of their customers around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious “WannaCrypt” software. Below they have given further details of the threat and steps every individual and business should take to stay protected. Additionally, Microsoft is taking the highly unusual step...
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by CIRT Team
WannaCry র্যানসমওয়্যার ও করনীয়
বর্তমানে বিশ্বের অনেক দেশে WannaCry র্যানসমওয়্যার দ্বারা আক্রমণের শিকার হয়েছে। এই বিষয়ে কিছু তথ্য নিচে দেওয়া হল WannaCry প্রথমিক লক্ষ্য মাইক্রোসফটের অপারেটিং সিস্টেম উইন্ডোজ চালিত কম্পিউটার অ্যাটাক করা যাতে MS17-010 প্যাচ (Patch) দেয়া নেই তাৎক্ষনিক করনীয় মাইক্রোসফটের অপারেটিং সিস্টেম উইন্ডোজ চালিত অনাক্রান্ত কম্পিউটার এ MS17-010 প্যাচ (Patch) দিয়ে হালনাগাদ করে নিতে হবে। WannaCry র্যানসমওয়্যার কিভাবে নেটওয়ার্ক এ আক্রমণ করে? সাধারণত কম্পিউটার ব্যবহারকারী যদি কোন স্প্যাম ইমেইল থেকে কোন...
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by CIRT Team
Global ransomware WannaCry (WanaCrypt0r 2.0) cyber attack downs windows computers massively around the world
A massive ransomware attack affected computer systems across the world. Security researchers say it is a Windows exploit first developed by the United States National Security Agency, shut down computer systems across several countries. It has hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the globe which is being called as WannaCry (also known as ‘Wana Decrypt0r,’ ‘WannaCryptor’ or ‘WCRY’). Like...
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by CIRT Team
Don’t Click That Weird Google Docs Link You Just Got
A piece of malware is going around that pretends to be a Google Docs link which is a phishing scheme is racing around the internet right now, which means you should avoid clicking any weird Google Docs that have been emailed to you recently — even if it’s from someone you know. It’s spreading incredibly quickly. If you click the link, it asks for some...
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by CIRT Team
New Android Malware : Infected Million of Google Play Store Users
Android users who have mistakenly downloaded and installed malware on their devices straight from Google Play Store has reached 2 Million. The users have fallen victim to malware hidden in over 40 fake companion guide apps for popular mobile games, such as Pokémon Go and FIFA Mobile, on the official Google Play Store, according to security researchers from Check Point. Affected Applications : Check...
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by CIRT Team
MoU between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and BGD e-GOV CIRT
At the end of a bilateral meeting between Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; 22 agreements and memorandum of understanding (Mou) have been signed at Hayadrarabad house in New Delhi between India and Bangladesh. After the meeting; defense, financial, information technology, power and energy related agreements and MoU was signed by the two countries officials. To enhance cooperation in...
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by CIRT Team
Bangladesh Government adopts cyber security declaration
The government has adopted a cyber-security declaration 2017 asking organizations to develop actionable cyber security road maps to be approved and monitored by the top management. The declaration, signed by honorable State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, was released on Thursday. It has been prepared and adopted at the end of the international cyber security conference which was held in Dhaka on March 9....
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by CIRT Team
1st International Cyber Security Conference Bangladesh, 2017 has been successfully completed
The CIRT team of Bangladesh Computer Council is increasingly creating awareness of the need to seriously address the daunting challenges of protecting their information networks, especially those related to national security and critical infrastructures, from any attacker. Recent developments have shown that there is more to this endeavor than answering technical questions, particularly since many technical problems do not necessarily seem to have solutions. The...
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by CIRT Team
Govt. to organize international cyber security conference
The government in collaboration with cyber security and tech giants is going to organize an international cyber security conference in the capital on 9 March 2017 aims at taking a coordinated initiative to prevent and check the alarming rise of cyber-attacks. Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) of ICT Division, US based Fire Eye, CISCO, CA Technologies, Microsoft, One World InfoTech, Europe based...
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by CIRT Team
Ransomware facts and mitigation tips
In the world of cyber security threats, Ransomware is a comparatively new word which has become a big concern in the recent years. In the US, May 2016 was the second worst month for Ransomware attacks in history. It came to light first time in the last year and caused a huge loss of data. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that...
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