Security News

Petya ransomware encrypts files, disks, locks users out of computers (Help Net Security)
2016-03-29 20:01

A new type of ransomware does not only encrypt the victims’ files, but also their disk’s Master File Table (MFT), and it replaces the boot drive’s existing Master Boot Record (MBR) with a...

Researchers Learning More About Petya Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-03-29 19:48

Researchers are digging through samples of the Petya ransomware, and while they’ve learned some about its inner workings, they still haven’t mastered enough to come up with a decryptor.

New Server-Side Ransomware Hitting Hospitals (Threatpost)
2016-03-29 19:41

Hackers are escalating recent attacks against hospitals with new stains of server-side ransomware whose most recent variants are dubbed SamSam and Maktub.

Ransomware: Time for a HIPAA Update? (InfoRiskToday)
2016-03-29 19:30

Thousands of Printers quot;Hackedquot; to Spew Anti-Semitic Flyers (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-29 19:15

Court cries over cunning call-center criminals crafting convincing cons (The Register)
2016-03-29 19:15

Ransomware scum sling PowerShell, Word macro nasty at healthcare biz (The Register)
2016-03-29 19:00

TreasureHunt malware steals POS credit card data from retailers (ZDNet)
2016-03-29 18:45

Vera Launches IRM-as-a-Service Platform (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-29 18:30

Does the Rise of Digital Printing signal the end for Litho? (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2016-03-29 18:15