Pakistani court warns of cyber attack

The Islamabad High Court has warned its employees of a possible cyberattack launched worldwide to target machines running on Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

The virus -- Ransomware -- especially targets computers running on Windows 7 and 10 platforms, The Express Tribune reported.

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Ransomware "encrypts the data and (then) the attacker demands a ransom from the user to restore the same," according to a circular by the IHC's additional registrar.

The warning asks users to desist from inserting USBs into official computers and surfing "unnecessary websites" or opening unauthentic web-links among others.

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It also advises the staff to keep the backup of the key official data in a particular drive.

According to the report, Ransomware virus can be spread to computers through attachments or links in phishing emails, by infected web sites by means of a drive-by download or via infected USBs.

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