Security News

Ransomware Attack Hobbles Prestigious University College London (Threatpost)
2017-06-15 18:09

University officials said users likely kicked off a ransomware attack that infected a dozen personal and shared drives by visiting a compromised website.

U.K. Center of Security Excellence Hit by Ransomware (Security Week)
2017-06-15 16:54

One of the world's top ten universities, awarded the status of "centre of excellence in cyber-security research" by the UK's GCHQ, has been hit by a so-far unrecognized strain of ransomware. This...

Two New Ransomware Decryptors Give Victims a Free Out (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-15 14:03

Errors in Jaff and EncrypTile Ransomware Exploited to Crack Crypto on DemandVictims of Jaff and EncrypTile ransomware can take advantage of two new free tools from security firms that exploit...

Jaff Ransomware Decryption Tool Released – Don't Pay, Unlock Files for Free (The Hackers News)
2017-06-15 00:54

Hit by Jaff Ransomware? Don't pay the Ransom. You can unlock your files for Free! Kaspersky Labs has released an updated version 1.21.2.1 of its free ransomware decryption tool, RakhniDecryptor,...

Decryption Utility Unlocks Files Encrypted by Jaff Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 19:26

Researchers have neutralized the latest strain of the Jaff ransomware, releasing a decryption tool for unlocking files.

Patrick Wardle on MacRansom Ransomware-as-a-Service (Threatpost)
2017-06-13 15:30

Patrick Wardle of Synack and the Objective-See blog talks to Mike Mimoso about the emergence of a ransomware service targeting MacOS machines. Wardle explains why he characterizes MacRansom as...

Free Mac-Based Ransomware-as-a-Service MacRansom Surfaces (Threatpost)
2017-06-12 20:19

A new, free macOS-based ransomware as a service has surfaced on the darkweb. Researchers say once the malware encrypts users' files, they're "pretty much gone for good."

14-Year-Old Japanese Boy Arrested for Creating Ransomware (The Hackers News)
2017-06-06 04:27

Japanese authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy in Osaka, a prefecture and large port city, for allegedly creating and distributing a ransomware malware. This is the first such arrest in...

Jaff Ransomware Operation Tied to Cybercrime Store (Security Week)
2017-06-04 20:28

Jaff, a ransomware family that emerged on May 12, the same day WannaCry did, appears connected to wider operations, as a recent sample was found to share server space with a refined cybercrime...

Inside the WannaCry Ransomware Outbreak (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-01 22:03

An Insider's View of the Attack: How it was Created, Implemented and Rapidly Spread WorldwideUnlike other ransomware families, Wanna continues to encrypt victim files following any name changes,...