ransomware

Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’

Nearly half of all malware found in enterprise cloud applications is now ransomware, according to new figures

8 years ago

Ransomware, Malware Threats Rise in Second Quarter

The Quick Heal report outlines the top malware afflicting Windows and Android users, with a brief low-down on each of…

8 years ago

Universities Plagued By Ransomware Attacks

Yet only one university contacted the police about their attack, as criminals demand as much as £2,200

8 years ago

Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash

This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor

8 years ago

State Of Ransomware: More Than Half Of UK Firms Are Victims

Crippling threat...20 percent of firms hit by ransomware had to cease business operations

8 years ago

Cisco: Ransomware Is Only Going To Get Worse

Ransomware will exploit server vulnerabilities, proliferate across networks and use encryption to hide itself, says Cisco report

8 years ago

Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay

8 years ago

Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’

Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study

8 years ago

Stampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is Made

The clock is ticking. Ransomware victims have just 96 hours to cough up or it begins deleting files

8 years ago

Ranscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your Files

Malware dubbed 'ranscam' asks for payment to unlock files, but in reality has already deleted them

8 years ago

CryptoDrop Promises To Stop Ransomware In Its Tracks

University of Florida researchers say the answer to stopping ransomware is to let it onto your system first

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Why Ransomware Should Be Your Number One Concern

VIDEO: ESET’s Mark James tells us how to best protect from particularly painful malware

8 years ago

NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack

Malwarebytes becomes sponsor of NASCAR team after its testing data was encrypted by ransomware

8 years ago

Office 365 Users Hit By ‘Widespread’ Ransomware Attack

But Microsoft insists that only a small number of Office 365 were targetted and the attack was blocked within hours

8 years ago

CryptXXX Variant Scores £26,000 In Ransomware Payments

An update to the CryptXXX ransomware has already received substantial ransom payments over a period of less than three weeks,…

8 years ago

Bart Ransomware ‘Bypasses Corporate Firewalls’

The 'Bart' ransomware doesn't need to connect to an external server before encrypting a system's files and demanding £1,500

8 years ago

New Ransomware Streamlines Attacks With JavaScript

A newly discovered ransomware variant does away with downloading a malicious file, carrying out the dirty work itself

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Businesses, Beware The Ransomware Threat, Says Rik Ferguson

More co-operation between industry and government is also needed to tackle growing threats, Trend Micro VP tells TechWeekEurope

8 years ago

Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline

A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns

8 years ago

Malware ‘Crysis’: New Strain Combines Multiple Threats, Platforms

NEWS ANALYSIS: The latest release of Crysis malware combines ransomware with a data breach, and then spreads on its own

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Malwarebytes – Beware The Growing Ransomware Risk

2016 is set to be “the year of the ransom” as threat continues to grow, Malwarebytes claims

8 years ago

Spam Wave Spreads Ransomware Across Europe

The UK and other European countries are being targeted by a massive wave of junk emails spreading Locky and other…

8 years ago

Malwarebytes Extends Malware Protection To Mac Users

Mac attack. Growing ransomware threat on Mac sees security vendor extend its enterprise tool to Apple platform

8 years ago

TeslaCrypt Ransomware Criminals ‘Retire’, Hand Over Master Key

Ransomware gang closes down and gives crypto key to ESET, but reasons are unknown

9 years ago

Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Pornographic Twist

The Jigsaw malware deletes files for every hour that passes until a ransom is paid

9 years ago

Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised

9 years ago

Ransomware Promises Donation To Children’s Charity

How low can they go? New ransomware scam promises kid charity donation AND tech support for three years

9 years ago

Ransomware Makes Up Quarter Of UK Malware Attacks, Warns ESET

Britain continues to be ransomware epicentre, as ESET researchers warn of a sudden spike in attacks

9 years ago

Anonymous Programmer ‘Patches’ Petya Ransomware

Petya ransomware had originally hidden in email attachments and effectively bricks a victim’s computer

9 years ago

FBI Calls For Help In Ransomware Probe

Samas ransomware infects systems across a network and is targeting healthcare organisations

9 years ago