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Tag: Cryptowall


Malware

There’s finally reason to hope in the war against ransomware

May 24, 2016

Via: CIO

Now when ransomware tries to take over your computer, there’s something you can be sides pay up: stop it, buy more time to deal with it or mitigate the damage it might do. These options include both hardware and software […]


Malware

Magnitude EK Malvertising Déjà Vu

February 26, 2016

Via: Malwarebytes

During the past few days we have witnessed an increase in the number of malvertising incidents involving the Magnitude exploit kit. The last time we blogged about this was in mid November 2015 and we attributed the event to the fact that Magnitude […]


Malware

Cryptowall Infections Cost US Victims Over $18 Million

June 24, 2015

Via: malware

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) – reports that 992 U.S. victims of the Cryptowall ransomware campaign have incurred losses in excess […]


Malware

Cryptowall 3.0 Infections Spike from Angler EK, Malicious Spam Campaigns

June 11, 2015

Via: malware

Since the #angler Exploit Kit began in late May spreading #cryptowall 3.0 ransomware, traffic containing the malware has continued to grow, putting more potential victims in harm’s way. Today, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported that Cryptowall 3.0 infections are emanating […]


Cyber-crime

New TorrentLocker Ransomware Uses CryptoLocker and CryptoWall Components

August 18, 2014

Via: cyber-crime

An active phishing campaign that is probably targeting Australian users has been spotted by security researchers to drop a new type of ransomware, which contains elements from CryptoLocker and CryptoWall but with a totally different underlying code. Dubbed TorrentLocker, the […]