Security News

Chimera Ransomware Promises to Publish Encrypted Data Online (Threatpost)
2015-11-06 13:44

The Chimera ransomware targets companies in Germany with a promise to publish victims' encrypted data online if a $700 ransom is not paid.

Crypto-ransomware encrypts files "offline" (Help Net Security)
2015-11-05 10:17

Ransomware comes in various forms, and not all ransomware encrypts files - some just block computers until the ransom is paid. When the file encryption feature is included, the encryption key is usual...

Chimera crypto-ransomware is hitting German companies (Help Net Security)
2015-11-03 07:59

A new piece of crypto-ransomware is targeting German companies: it's called Chimera, and the criminals behind the scheme are threatening to release sensitive corporate data on the Internet if the targ...