Security News

New sheriffs in town: No More Ransom (Help Net Security)
2016-12-15 16:00

A couple of months ago, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Dutch National Police and Europol announced the No More Ransom initiative. Such an initiative was a true example of the term...

CryptXXX Ransomware Updates Ransom Note, Payment Site (Threatpost)
2016-07-07 18:21

CryptXXX ransomware has been updated with new ransom instructions and payment site, as well as the removal of special extensions appended to encrypted files.

How many businesses will pay a ransom if attacked? (Help Net Security)
2016-06-30 17:11

Some 84 percent of information technology executives at firms that had not faced ransom attacks said they would never pay a ransom. But among firms that had been attacked, 43 percent paid. Radware...

NASCAR team falls victim to ransomware, pays ransom (Help Net Security)
2016-06-27 15:18

Most US businesses would perhaps not pay in the event of a ransomware attack, but Circle-Sport Leavine Family Racing (CSLFR), a professional NASCAR car racing team, is not one of these. The team...