Security News

A LockerGoga primer and decrypters for Mira and Aurora ransomwares
2019-04-02 10:06

There’s some good news for victims of the Mira and Aurora ransomwares: free decrypters have been made available. New decrypters F-Secure has released a decrypter for victims of the Mira...

Analysis: Dark Web Arrests Also Led to Ransomware Disruption
2019-04-01 21:18

Coveware Says 'Dream Market' Site Shut Down, Hampering Ransomware AttackersArrests made last week by European, U.S. and other law enforcement agencies appear to have led to the closure of the...

Ransomware Attack Costs Norsk Hydro $40 Million - So Far
2019-03-27 16:18

Norwegian Aluminum Maker Still Fighting LockerGoga Ransomware AttackNorsk Hydro reports that a March 18 ransomware attack has already cost the aluminum manufacturer more than $40 million, and the...

Ransomware Behind Norsk Hydro Attack Takes On Wiper-Like Capabilities
2019-03-27 12:48

Researchers are still looking for answers when it comes to LockerGoga's initial infection method - and what the attackers behind the ransomware really want.

The ransomware attack cost Norsk Hydro $40 million so far
2019-03-27 11:48

A little over a week after the beginning of the ransomware attack targeting Norsk Hydro, the company has estimated that the costs it incurred because of it have reached 300-350 million Norwegian...

Weighing the options: The role of cyber insurance in ransomware attacks
2019-03-27 06:45

The Norsk Hydro cyberattack is a real-time case study of what an international company goes through when a ransomware attack is successful. Over the last week, we’ve witnessed a global...

LockerGoga Ransomware Neutralized by Shortcut Files
2019-03-26 07:03

At least some variants of the LockerGoga ransomware, a piece of malware involved in several recent high profile attacks, do not encrypt files on a compromised device if a certain type of shortcut...

LockerGoga Ransomware Suspected in Two More Attacks
2019-03-25 19:03

Chemical Manufacturers Hexion and Momentive Still Recovering from CyberattacksA pair of U.S. chemical manufacturing companies have reportedly been struck by the LockerGoga ransomware over the past...

UK Police Federation Hit by Ransomware
2019-03-22 17:12

The UK Police Federation of England & Wales (PFEW) website was subject to a malware attack that it discovered on March 9, 2019. It appears that this was a ransomware attack; but the strain has not...

Norsk Hydro's Ransomware Headache
2019-03-22 08:18

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the recent ransomware attack on aluminum giant, Norsk Hydro. Plus, confessions of a former LulzSec and Anonymous hacktivist, and the...