Security News

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Erebus Ransomware Gang Hits Pay Dirt After Encrypting Outdated Linux ServersSouth Korean web hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay attackers a record-shattering $1 million to unlock 153 Linux...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

WannaCry Ransomware Decryption Tool Released to Unlock Files Without Paying Ransom (The Hackers News)
2017-05-19 01:08

If your PC has been infected by WannaCry – the ransomware that wreaked havoc across the world last Friday – you might be lucky to get your locked files back without paying the ransom of $300 to...