Security News

Crypto-ransomware attacks hit over 700,000 users in one year (Help Net Security)
2016-06-24 13:15

Kaspersky Lab found a drastic increase in encryption ransomware attacks, with 718,536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016. This is an increase of 5.5 times compared to the same period in...

Popular Anime Site Infected, Redirecting to Exploit Kit, Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-06-24 11:00

Jkanime, a popular site that streams anime videos, has been infected with malware that redirects to the Neutrino Exploit Kit and CryptXXX ransomware infections.

ApocalypseVM ransomware decrypter released (Help Net Security)
2016-06-22 21:00

AV company Emsisoft has added yet another ransomware decrypter tool to its stable: a decrypter for ApocalypseVM. The tool works on the latest versions of the ransomware in question. “To use the...

Ransomware A Two-Year Nightmare in the Making (Threatpost)
2016-06-22 17:23

The last two years have seen an astounding growth in the number of people encountering ransomware.

Most businesses would not pay in the event of a ransomware attack (Help Net Security)
2016-06-22 13:15

Business owners in the U.S. recognize the severity of ransomware and the potential disruption to business operations, yet 84 percent say they would not pay in the event of a ramsomware attack,...