Security News

DC police surveillance cameras were infected with ransomware before inauguration (ArsTechnica)
2017-01-30 19:35

Ransomware avalanche at Alpine hotel cripples room keycard system (The Register)
2017-01-30 19:20

Defend Your Healthcare Organization From Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-01-30 17:35

Ransomware killed 70% of Washington DC CCTV ahead of inauguration (The Register)
2017-01-30 01:20

Texas cops lose evidence going back eight years in ransomware attack (The Register)
2017-01-27 20:20

Fake Ransomware Attacks Are Tricking Businesses Into Paying (Forbes)
2017-01-27 20:20

VirLocker ransomware is back, but can be defeated (Help Net Security)
2017-01-26 19:03

VirLocker (aka VirLock, aka VirRansom) is a virulent piece of machine-locking ransomware that has been around for quite some time. It’s actually quite a surprise that it is not more widespread,...

Half of Ransomware Victims Pay Criminals’ Demands to Recover Data (Threatpost)
2017-01-26 12:00

A Ponemon Institute report on ransomware revealed 48 percent of businesses surveyed paid a ransom in exchange for getting their data back.

Charger Mobile Ransomware Removed from Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-25 12:00

Security researchers have identified a new and evasive mobile ransomware strain called Charger on the Google Play app store.

Charger mobile ransomware steals contacts and SMS messages (Help Net Security)
2017-01-24 20:21

Check Point’s mobile security researchers have discovered a new ransomware in Google Play, dubbed Charger. Charger was found embedded in an app called EnergyRescue. The infected app steals...