A study of the cyber threat landscape from July to September 2016 by Kaspersky Lab reveals that ransomware attacks have more than doubled in Q3 with modifications rising 3.5 times ... More
Tag Archives: ransomware
Report: Ransomware Attacks More Than Doubled in Q3 (Dark Reading)
Europol: Ransomware, Crime-as-a-Service Lead Cybersecurity Worries
A new report from Europol — the European Union’s (EU) international law enforcement agency — details the top cybersecurity threats facing both businesses and individuals, and... More
FBI Calls for Better Ransomware Reporting
Companies and individuals affected by ransomware — where malware installed on computers and servers encrypts files and makes them inaccessible until a ransom is paid — often do... More
Ransomware Getting More Targeted (Krebs on Security)
What we can expect is not only more targeted and destructive attacks, but also ransom demands that vary based on the attacker’s estimation of the value of the data being held h... More
How Ransomware Became a Billion-Dollar Nightmare for Businesses (The Atlantic)
In recent months, a proliferation of ransomware attacks has affected everyone from personal-computer and smart-phone owners to hospitals and police departments. An attack work... More
Researcher Scams Fake Tech Support Scammer (Network World)
While the big security news was happening in Las Vegas at conferences, security researcher Ivan Kwiatkowski’s story was too funny to pass up—at least if you loathe scareware s... More
Channeling Security — CenturyLink’s Mahon: ‘Don’t Buy Another Thing’ (Channel Partners)
CenturyLink CSO David Mahon has good news and bad news for channel execs, many of whom will spend time over the next few months deciding where to invest to meet customers’ cybe... More
Why Ransomware is Booming in 2016 (ZD Net)
When it comes to tech security threats, 2016 has been the year of ransomware, with numerous high-profile organisations forced to pay ransoms in order to regain access to crucial... More
Why California Lawmakers are Trying to Make Ransomware a Crime (L.A. Times)
State legislation to outlaw ransomware is drawing broad support from tech leaders and lawmakers, spurred by an uptick in that type of cybercrime and a series of recent attacks on h... More
Academics Build Early-Warning Ransomware Detection System (Threat Post)
While most of the discussion around ransomware is rightly so about the unabated stampede of new strains and variations on existing samples, relatively little discourse focuses on d... More
Bart Ransomware Shows it can be Effective Without Sophisticated Encryption (PC World)
A new ransomware program making the rounds uses a simple, yet effective technique to make user files inaccessible: locking them in password-protected ZIP archives. The new threa... More
Crypto Ransomware Officially Eclipses Screen-Blocker Ransomware (Dark Reading)
If the near-daily vendor reports are not enough indication already of the surging growth in ransomware infections in recent times, Kaspersky Lab has some new statistics to back it ... More
How To Lock Down So Ransomware Doesn’t Lock You Out (Dark Reading)
Although they won’t protect against all threats, firewalls and other security tools designed to fortify the network perimeter play a critical role when protecting employees worki... More
Now Ransomware Locks Smart TVs (Bank Info Security)
First the hackers came for our credit cards. Now they're taking control of our TVs. Security researchers have spotted an updated strain of ransomware that's designed to infect a... More
Ransomware: What to Do So You Don’t Become a Victim (Citadel Information Group)
Imagine turning on your computer and seeing a message “We have encrypted all your files. Pay us a ransom if you want them back,” This is ransomware, a costly form of cyber-exto... More
Researchers Uncover Affiliate Network for Ransomware (ThreatPost)
Ransomware as a business is maturing and nowhere is that better illustrated than in Russia, according to Flashpoint researchers. The security firm released two reports on Thursday,... More
Eight tips for preventing ransomware (Naked Security)
Chances are you know someone, or some organization, who has suffered a ransomware attack – it could be your local police department, a small business, big hospital, or someo... More