Security News

73% of orgs have only 1 person updating their systems, increasing ransomware risk
2018-07-11 14:04

Nearly half of companies have experienced a cyberattack or data breach in the past year, according to a Sungard AS survey.

Ransomware back in big way, 181.5 million attacks since January
2018-07-11 11:30

SonicWall announces record numbers for malware volume, ransomware attacks, encrypted threats and chip-based attacks in the mid-year update of the 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. “Real-time...

GandCrab Ransomware Spreads Via NSA Exploit
2018-07-10 13:30

GandCrab, a ransomware family that has received numerous updates in recent months, is now attempting to infect Windows XP machines using the read more

Microsoft might not support Windows XP any more, but GandCrab v4.1 ransomware does
2018-07-09 16:20

Charming. First worm able to infect legacy systems has a module called 'network f*cker' Miscreants have developed the first strain of ransomware worm capable of infecting legacy systems, such as...

Old Malware Gives Criminals Tricky New Choice: Ransomware or Mining
2018-07-06 19:33

The Rakhni Trojan is now giving bad actors the ability to infect victims either with a ransomware cryptor or a miner.

The dirty secret about Bitcoin: It's amplifying ransomware, cybercrime, and more
2018-07-06 15:32

As Bitcoin grows in popularity, potential buyers need to be aware of risks that go along with it.

New Virus Decides If Your Computer Good for Mining or Ransomware
2018-07-05 15:03

Security researchers have discovered an interesting piece of malware that infects systems with either a cryptocurrency miner or ransomware, depending upon their configurations to decide which of...

Cryptojacking Displaces Ransomware as Top Malware Threat
2018-07-05 10:18

Criminals' Quest for Cryptocurrency ContinuesIf 2017 was the year of ransomware innovation, 2018 is well on its way to being known as the year of cryptocurrency mining malware. Numerous studies...

Micro Focus’ File Governance Suite takes on GDPR compliance and ransomware
2018-06-28 20:36

Micro Focus announced availability of Micro Focus File Governance Suite, helping customers archive and recover targets faster than traditional backup systems, and assisting with government and...

A free decryption tool is available for Thanatos ransomware victims
2018-06-28 14:01

ZDNet's Danny Palmer explains the evolution of the world's weirdest ransomware.