Security News

US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-09-01 13:00

As recently as Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. government website was hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader that led victims to installations of Cerber ransomware. The malware link has since been...

Scottish Hospitals Hit by Bitpaymer Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 16:33

New Variant of Crypto-Locking Ransomware Evaded DefensesHospitals in Lanarkshire, Scotland, are continuing to recover following an outbreak involving a new variant of Bitpaymer ransomware....

Massive Email Campaign Sends Locky Ransomware to Over 23 Million Users (The Hackers News)
2017-08-31 08:59

Whenever we feel like the Locky ransomware is dead, the notorious threat returns with a bang. Recently, researchers from two security firms have independently spotted two mass email campaigns,...

New, custom ransomware delivered to orgs via extremely targeted emails (Help Net Security)
2017-08-28 16:32

Ransomware campaigns are usually wide-flung affairs: the attackers send out as many malicious emails as possible and hope to hit a substantial number of targets. But more targeted campaigns are...

Defray Ransomware Used in Selective Attacks Against Multiple Sectors (Security Week)
2017-08-28 16:01

A newly discovered ransomware variant has been used in small, selectively targeted attacks aimed at healthcare and education, and manufacturing and technology, respectively. read more

Defray Ransomware Targets Education, Healthcare (Security Week)
2017-08-28 16:01

A newly discovered ransomware variant has been used in small, selectively targeted attacks aimed at healthcare and education, and manufacturing and technology, respectively. read more

Defray Ransomware Seen Targeting Education, Healthcare Industry (Threatpost)
2017-08-25 19:21

Defray, a new, although small strain of ransomware, was spotted by researchers targeting comapnies in the education and healthcare verticals.

Easy-to-Use Apps Allow Anyone to Create Android Ransomware Within Seconds (The Hackers News)
2017-08-25 01:53

"Ransomware" threat is on the rise, and cyber criminals are making millions of dollars by victimizing as many people as they can—with WannaCry, NotPetya and LeakerLocker being the ransomware...

Week in review: WordPress ransomware, NotPetya aftermath (Help Net Security)
2017-08-21 02:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: EV ransomware is targeting WordPress sites WordPress security outfit Wordfence has flagged several attempts by...

SyncCrypt Ransomware Hides Components in Image Files (Security Week)
2017-08-18 15:02

A newly discovered piece of ransomware hides its components inside online harmless-looking images that don’t trigger anti-virus detection. read more