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Big Red rushes out software patch as ransomware scumbags move in IT admins overseeing Oracle's WebLogic Server installations need to get patching immediately: miscreants are exploiting what was a...

A recently-patched critical flaw in Oracle WebLogic is being actively exploited to peddle a new ransomware variant, which researchers call "Sodinokibi."

A critical Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability patched last week has been exploited by malicious actors to deliver a new piece of ransomware to organizations. read more

Aebi Schmidt, a Switzerland-based manufacturer and provider of municipal and agriculture machinery, has apparently been hit by ransomware. What happened? “Due to an IT system failure, the Aebi...

How to protect yourself from being *affected* by malware, even if you're not yourself *infected*.

What if you got hit by ransomware - but the malware program itself was on the other side of the world where you'd never find it?

Garfield County, Utah, was recently affected by ransomware. Local government is an increasingly attractive target for criminals because of its high dependence on information technology, and...

Plus, Minnesota and North Carolina cities hit by hackers As April hits its stride, we saw a week of Wi-Fi bugs, Assange's public eviction and King's College warnings.…

Authorities Say He Spent Ransom Proceeds on Luxury Goods, GamblingA 24-year-old man living in England has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for his role in a ransomware scheme that...

6 years in the cooler for cybercrim who made £700k+ from Angler Exploit Kit A student hacker who used pornography websites' ad networks to deploy the Angler Exploit Kit onto his marks' devices has...