Security News

Shark Ransomware-as-a-Service: A real threat, a scam, or both? (Help Net Security)
2016-08-16 20:45

A new Ransomware-as-a-Service project has sprung up, and the “service providers” are allowing others to use it for free, but take a 20 percent cut out of every ransom that gets paid by the...

$2.5 Million-a-Year Ransomware-as-a-Service Ring Uncovered (Threatpost)
2016-08-16 13:55

Researchers shine a spotlight on what they claim is the largest ransomware-as-a-service ring to date - earning those behind attacks $2.5 million annually.

eBook: Defending against crypto ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-08-16 12:45

Unlike traditional malware, crypto ransomware doesn’t steal information. Instead, it encrypts a victim’s documents, spreadsheets, pictures, videos and other files, and then demands a ransom to...