Security News

Trends in malware – ransomware, cryptojacking, what next? [PODCAST]
2018-07-19 10:44

Catch up with Day 3 of our Security SOS Week - here's the third episode of our week-long online security summit.

Flashpoint Launches Ransomware Response & Readiness Service
2018-07-18 15:23

Threat intelligence and research company Flashpoint on Wednesday announced the launch of a new service designed to help organizations prepare and respond to ransomware and other types of cyber...

GrandCrab: The New King of Ransomware?
2018-07-18 11:22

Cryptominers have plateaued, GrandCrab is the new king of ransomware, adware -- surprise! -- is as prolific as ever, and VPNFilter might herald a new genre of sophisticated multi-purpose malware....

Downward Trend in Healthcare Ransomware Attacks May be Temporary
2018-07-17 15:13

Confirming a trend noted by other researchers, a new report from network security firm Cryptonite notes that ransomware incidents have declined over the last six months. read more

Ransomware is so 2017, it's all cryptomining now among the script kiddies
2018-07-12 14:26

Plus: Hackers take crack at cloud, phones come pre-pwned, malware's going multi-plat The number of organisations affected by cryptomining malware in the first half of 2018 ramped up to 42 per...

Hospital Diverts Ambulances Due to Ransomware Attack
2018-07-11 19:02

Latest Cyber Incident Spotlights Impact on Patient CareA ransomware attack that forced a Missouri medical center to divert ambulances carrying trauma and stroke patients to other facilities serves...

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