Security News

UK, US users hit with credit card-themed spam spreading ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-03-02 14:43

Symantec researchers have spotted an unusual ransomware delivery campaign hitting mostly UK and US users: fake emails apparently coming from Visa are urging recipients to “take advantage of even...

Ransomware targets victims through Visa deals (ZDNet)
2016-03-02 12:51

CTB Locker ransomware now also encrypts websites (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 17:19

The well-known crypto ransomware CTB Locker is back. After a considerable slowdown in distribution, it is being pushed onto users again, and this time its executable have been signed with a stolen...

Week in review: Linux Mint hack, crypto ransomware hits hospitals, and educating policymakers on cybersecurity (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 13:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Can poorly designed embedded devices kill? The industry is not taking safety and security seriously enough, according...

Reinvented ransomware shifts from pwning PC to wrecking websites (The Register)
2016-02-29 08:40

Crypto ransomware hits German hospitals (Help Net Security)
2016-02-26 20:31

At least three hospitals in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been hit with crypto ransomware. One is Lukas Krankenhaus (Lukas Hospital) in Neuss, the second one is Klinikum...

Medical superbugs: Two German hospitals hit with ransomware (The Register)
2016-02-26 17:25

Ransomware springboards from WordPress to Joomla domains (ZDNet)
2016-02-22 14:55

Ransomware scum add Joomla to their list (The Register)
2016-02-22 06:25

Joomla Sites Join WordPress As TeslaCrypt Ransomware Target (Threatpost)
2016-02-19 21:35

Joomla is the newest prey of attackers behind a campaign that has targeted WordPress websites by injecting JavaScript files with malicious code.