Security News

Ransomware Attacks Will Be More Devastating and Widespread
2018-01-05 10:48

An analysis of how unprepared businesses are to fight back against the continued problem of ransomware is featured in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: outlooks for...

Necurs Botnet Fuels Massive Year-End Ransomware Attacks
2018-01-02 16:13

The Necurs botnet started 2017 with a four-month vacation, but ended the year sending tens of millions of spam emails daily as part of massive ransomware distribution campaigns. read more

Crooks Switch from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency Mining
2017-12-21 22:30

The group behind the VenusLocker ransomware have switched to cryptocurrency mining Monero.

North Korea Denies Role in WannaCry Ransomware Attack
2017-12-21 13:20

North Korea on Thursday denied US accusations it was behind the WannaCry global ransomware cyberattack, saying Washington was demonising it. read more

Authorities Dismantle Ransomware Cybergang
2017-12-20 19:19

Five Romanian nationals suspected of being part of a cybercrime g read more

Police Bust Five Ransomware Suspects in Romania
2017-12-20 19:03

Suspects Accused of CTB Locker, Cerber Ransomware Attacks Against US and EuropePolice in Romania have arrested five individuals on suspicion of launching crypto-locking ransomware attacks. Three...

Romanian Police Arrest 5 People for Spreading CTB Locker and Cerber Ransomware
2017-12-20 18:18

Romanian police have arrested five individuals suspected of infecting tens of thousands of computers across Europe and the United States in recent years by spreading two infamous ransomware...

Why ransomware? Let’s ask the bad guys
2017-12-20 12:45

I am involved with ransomware because it is ‘fast, easy, and safe”. This was the feedback we got when we asked the bad guys about the motivations for being involved with this emerging criminal...

New Spider Ransomware Emerges
2017-12-13 18:14

A new ransomware family discovered when analyzing a mid-scale campaign that started over the weekend uses decoy documents auto-synced to enterprise cloud storage and collaborations apps, security...

eBook: Defending against crypto-ransomware
2017-12-12 20:58

According to the Symantec 2017 Internet Security Threat Report, the average ransom demand has reached over $1000 in the last year. Therefore, it is critical to take steps to prevent infection and...