Crooks hijack the FSociety brand for a lame ransomware. Fans of the Mr. Robot TV show would be glad to know that real-life crooks are taking inspiration from the TV series,Read More →
New free ransomware project appears online. Hooray!!! Serbian security researcher GrujaRS shared with Softpedia a ransomware project called Shark, freely distributed on the Deep Web, but which appears to be aRead More →
With the threat of ransomware hanging over every company’s head, does it make sense for companies to stockpile a few bitcoins in the event of a ransomware attack? Yeah, yeah, IRead More →
Proofpoint researchers originally discovered the CryptFIle2 ransomware in March [1]. At the time, it was spreading via exploit kits (EKs); however, beginning on August 3, 2016, we detected the firstRead More →
Hackers who want to make money but don’t want to get involved in the messy business of extracting payment from victims have turned to a malware-as-a-service business model. They write the codeRead More →
Tagged as “Ranscam”, Powershell and script-based malware is a botched smash-and-grab. There has been a lot of ingenuity poured into creating crypto-ransomware, the money-making malware that has become the scourge ofRead More →
Security researcher BloodDolly recently discovered a new file encrypter called Alfa Ransomware, or Alpha Ransomware, which is from the developers of Cerber. As BloodDolly is still currently analyzing this ransomware,Read More →
The upcoming version of Android introduces a new condition so the “resetPassword” API cannot be used to reset a device’s password. The change impacts both ransomware and disinfectors. Android.Lockdroid.E variantsRead More →
A new ransomware called Satana was discovered by Malwarebytes security researcher S!Ri that packs a 2 in one punch. When installed, the Santana Ransomware will encrypt your files using a standard file crypter and then alsoRead More →
As data-encrypting malware proliferates, new entrants search for ways to stand out. The crypto ransomware racket is a booming business thatgenerates lots of revenue, so it only makes sense thatRead More →
