Security News

Android ransomware gets new, professional look thanks to Google’s Material Design (Help Net Security)
2015-10-13 09:58

Ransomware authors are stepping up their game: they have begun using Google's Material Design language to create extremely convincing notices/ransom requests that will likely induce many users to pay ...

Researchers Disrupt Angler Exploit Kit Ecosystem, Derail $30M Ransomware Campaign (Threatpost)
2015-10-06 19:00

Researchers took a big step towards eradicating the Angler exploit kit, disrupting a large ransomware campaign connected to the kit that purportedly netted a hacker behind it more than $60 million...

Cisco disrupts major ransomware campaign that brought in $30M annually (Help Net Security)
2015-10-06 15:21

Cisco researchers, with the help of Level 3 Threat Research Labs and OpenDNS, have managed to strike a considerable blow against ransomware peddlers that used the Angler exploit kit to deliver the mal...