Security News

HBO Hackers Demand Millions in Ransom Note (Security Week)
2017-08-08 17:40

Hackers claiming to have breached HBO were demanding millions of dollars in ransom payments from the television group, while threatening to release more files from what is claimed to be a massive...

Game of Thrones (Season 7) Episode 5 Script Leaked — Hacker Demands Millions in Ransom (The Hackers News)
2017-08-08 05:54

The hacking group that recently hacked HBO has just dropped its third trove of documents, including a month emails of one of the company's executives, and a detailed script of the upcoming fifth...

How Hackers Cash Out Millions of Bitcoins Received in Ransom (The Hackers News)
2017-07-28 02:13

Digital currencies have emerged as a favourite tool for hackers and cyber criminals, as digital currency transactions are nearly anonymous, allowing cyber criminals to use it in underground...

Don’t let cybercrime hold your innovation to ransom (Help Net Security)
2017-07-13 15:47

When things break, our natural instinct is to look for someone to blame. Why? Because nothing happens by accident. It’s either done on purpose, a casualty of neglect or lack of preparation. Trust...

SamSam Increases Ransom Demand to $33,000 (Security Week)
2017-06-24 11:20

In newly observed attacks, the SamSam ransomware that has been active for more than a year is demanding a whopping $33,000 to decrypt all affected machines in a network. read more

South Korean Hosting Firm Pays $1 Million Ransom (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-20 11:33

Erebus Ransomware Gang Hits Pay Dirt After Encrypting Outdated Linux ServersSouth Korean web hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay attackers a record-shattering $1 million to unlock 153 Linux...

Most people would pay a ransom to get their data back (Help Net Security)
2017-05-26 18:27

The high-profile WannaCry attack was the first time that 57% of US consumers were exposed to how ransomware works, the results of a recent Carbon Black survey have revealed. On the one hand, this...

WannaCry Ransom Note Written by Chinese, English Speaking Authors (Threatpost)
2017-05-25 17:00

A linguistics analysis of the 28 ransom notes included with WannaCry indicate that native Chinese and English speakers wrote the original note, Flashpoint said.