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Android Ransomware Mimics WannaCry (Security Week)
2017-07-06 11:28

Android file-encrypting ransomware SLocker was recently observed using an interface similar to that of the WannaCry malware that hit Windows systems worldwide last month, TrendMicro security...

Fake WannaCry Ransomware Uses NotPetya's Distribution System (Security Week)
2017-07-05 16:41

The NotPetya wiper wasn’t the only piece of malware distributed last week using the compromised M.E.Doc update mechanism: a fake WannaCry ransomware variant was delivered using the same channel,...

The Ransomware Threat After WannaCry and NotPetya (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-04 12:03

Ransomware attacks are increasingly using multiple proven techniques to spread quickly and achieve the maximum impact before being thwarted. They are going to get bigger and target other platforms...

Ransomware Smackdown: NotPetya Not as Bad as WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-03 14:33

Attack Telemetry Reveals Smaller Outbreak, Windows 7 Again Hit HardestNotPetya was not as bad as WannaCry, despite NotPetya being even more sophisticated, and targeting the same EternalBlue flaw...

WannaCry Outbreak: Watershed Moment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-30 16:18

Attacking NHS Made Ransomware Personal, Says Barracuda's Hatem NaguibWhen malware comes gunning for your national health service, you're going to take it personally. And that's just one reason why...

Ukraine Power Supplier Hit by WannaCry Lookalike (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-30 15:18

Counting NotPetya, Four Lookalike Ransomware Strains Have Hit UkraineAs the count of NotPetya victims grows, Ukraine warns that it's also being targeted with a new WannaCry lookalike that hit...

Massive Malware Outbreak: More Clever Than WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 11:33

Rapidly Spreading 'Petya' Malware Variant Has an Appetite For DestructionIs Petya worse than WannaCry? The second global outbreak of file-encrypting malware in as many months sees cyberattackers...

Massive Petya Variant Outbreak: More Clever Than WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 10:03

Rapidly Spreading Malware Has an Appetite For DestructionIs Petya worse than WannaCry? The second global outbreak of file-encrypting malware in as many months sees cyberattackers having designed...

Complex Petya-Like Ransomware Outbreak Worse than WannaCry (Threatpost)
2017-06-27 20:06

Today's global ransomware attack is spreading via EternalBlue and through local networks using PSEXEC and WMIC.

Petya Ransomware Spreading Rapidly Worldwide, Just Like WannaCry (The Hackers News)
2017-06-27 07:45

Watch out, readers! It is ransomware, another WannaCry, another wide-spread attack. The WannaCry ransomware is not dead yet and another large scale ransomware attack is making chaos worldwide,...