A team of cyber security researchers has detected a new ransomware that has been named Saturn. It differs from other pieces of malware, since any user can become a distributor in aRead More →
Late last week saw the appearance of a new ransomware called GandCrab. Surprisingly, it is distributed via two exploit kits: RIG EK and GrandSoft EK. Why is this surprising? OtherRead More →
KnowBe4’s Chief Hacking Officer Kevin Mitnick called me with some chilling news. A white hat hacker friend of his developed a working “ransomcloud” strain, which encrypts cloud email accounts like Office 365 inRead More →
Charges filed against pair coincide with arrests abroad. Two of the five unnamed individuals cuffed this month in Romania on suspicion of spreading ransomware face US computer crime charges – for theirRead More →
During the last week, Romanian authorities have arrested three individuals who are suspected of infecting computer systems by spreading the CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker) malware – a form of file-encrypting ransomware.Read More →
Ransomware attacks can cripple a business, leading to a rather sad trend in the industry.British companies are hoarding Bitcoin in order to pay off ransomware attacks capable of disrupting criticalRead More →
Another wiper malware posing as a ransomware is targeting German businesses under the guise of fake job applicants inquiring about openings. Ordinypt was discovered by ID-Ransomware coder Michael Gillespie when one of the malware’s ransom notesRead More →
For several months Cybereason has been following the concerning rise of ONI, a family of ransomware involved in targeted attacks against Japanese companies. We suspect that the ONI ransomware wasRead More →
A new ransomware outbreak today and has hit some major infrastructure in Ukraine including Kiev metro. Here are some of the details about this new variant. Drive-by download via watering holeRead More →
Microsoft explains how its next-gen security can protect files from being encrypted by ransomware extortionists. The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is rolling out now with a security feature thatRead More →
