Security News

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.

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.

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,...

FBI Reaffirms Stance Not to Pay Ransomware Attackers (Threatpost)
2016-05-02 21:14

An FBI warning urges organizations to be vigilant about ransomware, and reaffirmed its position that companies should not pay ransoms to recover their files.