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New Tool Aims to Generically Detect OS X Ransomware (SecurityWeek)

New Tool Aims to Generically Detect OS X Ransomware (SecurityWeek)

2016-04-20 14:17

#ransomware #securityweek

The many faces and tactics of Jigsaw crypto-ransomware (Help Net Security)

The many faces and tactics of Jigsaw crypto-ransomware (Help Net Security)

2016-04-20 14:00

The Jigsaw crypto-ransomware got its name from the main bad guy from the popular horror movie franchise Saw, as its initial ransom note (either in English or Portuguese) shows the image of a very...

#ransomware #crypto #security

Ransomware attacks escalate, companies largely unprepared (Help Net Security)

Ransomware attacks escalate, companies largely unprepared (Help Net Security)

2016-04-20 13:00

Ransomware attacks against endpoints have recently taken place against hospitals in the US and Germany. Attacks have increased in severity to the point that the FBI issued an alert asking...

#attack #ransomware #security

Hacker Promises To Kill Apple Mac Ransomware Before It Becomes A Nightmare (Forbes)

Hacker Promises To Kill Apple Mac Ransomware Before It Becomes A Nightmare (Forbes)

2016-04-20 12:17

#apple #hacker #MAC #applemac #ransomware

Generic Ransomware Detection Comes to OS X (Threatpost)

Generic Ransomware Detection Comes to OS X (Threatpost)

2016-04-20 12:00

Researcher Patrick Wardle has developed a utility called RansomWhere? that he released today that he says does generic ransomware detection on OS X.

#ransomware #threatpost

Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Insult to Injury (InfoRiskToday)

Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Insult to Injury (InfoRiskToday)

2016-04-20 11:32

Attack Alert: JavaScript Spam Installs Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)

Attack Alert: JavaScript Spam Installs Ransomware (InfoRiskToday)

2016-04-19 11:47

#javascript #ransomware #attack #spam

SamSam ransomware shifts from hospitals to schools via JBoss hole (The Register)

SamSam ransomware shifts from hospitals to schools via JBoss hole (The Register)

2016-04-19 01:02

#hospital #ransomware #samsam

Kovter Ad Fraud Trojan Evolves into Ransomware (SecurityWeek)

Kovter Ad Fraud Trojan Evolves into Ransomware (SecurityWeek)

2016-04-18 21:32

#fraud #ransomware #securityweek #trojan

Ransomware Uses Blockchains to Transmit Decryption Keys (SecurityWeek)

Ransomware Uses Blockchains to Transmit Decryption Keys (SecurityWeek)

2016-04-18 18:02

#blockchain #decryption #ransomware #securityweek

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