Security News

Malvertising Leads to Magnitude Exploit Kit, Ransomware Infection (Threatpost)
2015-05-19 16:38

Researchers from ZScaler have uncovered a new scheme where criminals are using malversting to redirect to pages hosting the Magnitude exploit kit and the CryptoWall ransomware.

How much money do cyber crooks collect via crypto ransomware? (Help Net Security)
2015-05-19 13:05

FireEye researchers have calculated that the cybercriminals wielding TeslaCrypt and AlphaCrypt have managed to extort $76,522 from 163 victims in only two months. "This amount may seem trivial co...

TeslaCrypt Ransomware Taking a Toll on Victims (Threatpost)
2015-05-18 14:44

The attackers behind the TeslaCrypt ransomware, which is one of the newer entries on the scene, may not be making as much money yet as some of their more experienced competitors, but researchers...

Angler Exploit Kit Pushing New, Unnamed Ransomware (Threatpost)
2015-05-12 14:52

The Angler exploit kit is pushing yet another new variant of the TeslaCrypt and AlphaCrypt ransomware. It is similar to Cryptolocker but remains unnamed.

Angler EK pushes unnamed ransomware (Help Net Security)
2015-05-12 09:49

Malware distribution campaigns based using the popular Angler exploit kit continue delivering different types of ransomware. Last week, it was AlphaCrypt, which imitates TeslaCrypt, but operates l...

Breaking Bad-themed ransomware targeting users (Help Net Security)
2015-05-11 09:17

A new type of ransomware is targeting Australian users, and its creators have decided to have some fun and express their love for the popular US TV show Breaking Bad while trying to "earn" some money.