Security News

New ransomware modifications increase 14% (Help Net Security)

2016-05-09 13:00

Kaspersky Lab detected 2,896 new ransomware modifications during the first quarter, which is an increase of 14 percent on the previous quarter. In addition, the number of attempted ransomware...

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Hackers Disrupt Locky Ransomware Campaign (SecurityWeek)

2016-05-06 14:34

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Ransomware grifters offer to donate proceeds of crime to charity (The Register)

2016-05-06 14:19

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Ransomware is now the biggest cybersecurity threat (ZDNet)

2016-05-06 13:49

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Criminals Peddling Affordable AlphaLocker Ransomware (Threatpost)

2016-05-05 19:45

A relatively affordable and difficult to detect ransomware-as-a-service named AlphaLocker has begun making the rounds, researchers warn.

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Diary of a Ransomware Victim (Threatpost)

2016-05-05 15:22

A major online casino ran headfirst into a ransomware infection, and learned some lessons the hard way about how simple mistakes that can lead to complicated problems.

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Ransomware enters companies through RDP servers (Help Net Security)

2016-05-04 13:21

Attackers wielding ransomware are targeting enterprises through an often-found hole in the corporate network: Internet facing, poorly secured remote desktop servers. According to Wouter Jansen,...

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