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Ransomware Targets QNAP Linux Systems
2019-07-11 04:27

A recently observed ransomware family is targeting Linux-based file storage systems (NAS servers) made by QNAP, Intezer’s security researchers reveal.  read more

eCh0raix — New Ransomware Targets QNAP NAS Devices
2019-07-10 14:03

A new ransomware family has been found targeting Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices made by Taiwan-based QNAP Systems and holding users' data hostage until a ransom is paid, researchers told...

Ransomware Re-examined: To Pay or Not to Pay?
2019-07-09 13:33

Fortinet's Sonia Arista on the Dilemmas Facing CISOsRansomware plays on ever-bigger stages, but the fundamental question remains: To pay or not to pay? Fortinet's Sonia Arista, a former CISO,...

Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?
2019-07-08 17:27

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the...

Eurofins Scientific Paid Up in Response to Ransomware Attack: Report
2019-07-08 12:11

Luxembourg-based laboratory testing services giant Eurofins Scientific reportedly paid the ransom demanded by cybercriminals following a successful ransomware attack that led to the company taking...

Ransomware Recovery Firms Who Secretly Pay Hackers
2019-07-08 12:08

ProPublica is reporting on companies that pretend to recover data locked up by ransomware, but just secretly pay the hackers and then mark up the cost to the victims....

Georgia’s court system hit by ransomware
2019-07-03 11:27

There's a hint that it might involve Ryuk ransomware. If so, it might be the fourth Ryuk attack against state and local agencies since May.

More US Cities Battered by Ransomware
2019-07-02 12:33

Infected City Fires IT Manager; New Victims in Florida, GeorgiaMore U.S. cities and other governmental units reportedly have been hit by ransomware in an unrelenting wave that has proved...

Anatomy of a ransomware attack: How attackers gain access to unstructured data
2019-06-27 05:00

Ransomware isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s effects are starting to be felt more widely, and more deeply than ever before. Behemoths like Sony, Nissan, FedEx, Kraft Foods and Deutsche Bank have...

Two Florida Cities Paid $1.1 Million to Ransomware Hackers This Month
2019-06-26 19:48

In the last two weeks, Florida has paid more than $1.1 million in bitcoin to cybercriminals to recover encrypted files from two separate ransomware attacks—one against Riviera Beach and the other...