May 24, 2016
Via: CIONow 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 […]
February 26, 2016
Via: MalwarebytesDuring 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 […]
June 24, 2015
Via: malwareThe 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 […]
June 11, 2015
Via: malwareSince 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 […]
August 18, 2014
Via: cyber-crimeAn 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 […]
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