ransomware

Apple Fans Beware – Hackers Want To Hold Your iPhone To Ransom

iPhone and iPad users hit by trick that freezes Safari until a ransom is paid

9 years ago

Third Of British Firms Targeted By Ransomware

New study reveals alarming number of British firms have been held to ransom by hackers

9 years ago

How To Stop Your Android Devices Getting Infected By Ransomware

Security firm Bitdefender shares its top five tips to protect your devices from the virus

9 years ago

Hacking Is ‘One Of The Most Profitable Industries In The World’

Ransomware bullies can earn up to 1,425 percent return on their investment, Trustwave report reveals

9 years ago

Troldesh Ransomware Hacker Agrees To Halve Fee After Negotiations

Can you bargain with a Russian hacker over the ransom fee to unlock your computer? Yes says one researcher

9 years ago

15,000 Spam Emails Hit Android Devices With FBI Porn Warning

Ukranian ransomware demands up to $1,500 to unlock victims' devices

9 years ago

Breaking Bad-Themed Ransomware Takes Hold Down Under

Los Pollos Hermanos-branded malware tricking users in handing over hundreds of dollars

10 years ago

UK Now Second Biggest Global Target For Cybercrime

Over a million new malware threats are being created every day, Symantec report reveals

10 years ago

How To Explain Ransomware To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of ransomware from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)

10 years ago

Lookout Points To Ransomware Threat As UK Mobile Malware Declines

New report highlights growing awareness of cyber and mobile security, as tactics and threats change

10 years ago

New Tool Aims To Decrypt Files Lost To Cryptolocker

DecryptCryptoLocker neutralises the original 'ransomware' strain, but its derivatives still pose danger

10 years ago

Magnitude Exploit Kit Grows In Popularity Thanks To Free Distribution Model

Magnitude creators want to be paid in compromised machines, not money

10 years ago

Nokia ‘Paid Millions’ To Symbian Blackmailers

Nokia paid several million euros to stop blackmailers revealing the source code of the Symbian OS

10 years ago

Russia Arrests Two Over Apple Ransomware

Two people finally arrested in Russia after a number of ransomware attacks on Apple devices, mainly in Australia

10 years ago

Android Ransomware Encrypts Files, Researchers Warn

Android/Simplocker encrypts victims' content on their mobile device until a ransom is paid

10 years ago

International Police Forces Arrest 80 Members Of The BlackShades Malware Gang

UK officers make 17 arrests in the first operation of its kind

11 years ago

‘Police’ Ransomware Koler.A Demands $300 From Android Users

Android ransomware scam shames porn users into accepting extortion demands by pretending to have encrypted their phones

11 years ago

2013 Saw 500 Percent Increase In Ransomware

European Cyber Crime Centre says it is tracking a number of strains as Symantec spies uptick in the malware

11 years ago

CryptoLocker Copycat CryptoDefence Has Fatal Flaw

The developers of the latest ransomware, CryptoDefence, made one major mistake - they left the decryption keys on the infected…

11 years ago

Researchers: Cryptolocker ‘Took In Millions Of Pounds’

Dell Secureworks has estimated that the Cryptolocker botnet infected at least 200,000 systems in its first 100 days and is…

11 years ago

Ransomware Scam Hits UK Small Businesses

The National Crime Agency has warned of a scam that is seeing users' files encrypted when they click on a…

11 years ago

Mobile Malware Hits Record Level, Warns McAfee

McAfee issues stark warning about the growing levels of malware and ransomware infecting mobiles

11 years ago

Android Faces New Ransomware Scam, Symantec Warns

Android devices are increasingly being frozen until their owners pay a ransom, Symantec has warned

11 years ago

Met Makes Three Arrests In Ransomware Crackdown

The Metropolitan Police looks to combat rise of the ransomware

12 years ago

Creepy Police Ransomware Starts Speaking In All Languages

A polyglot malware is doing the rounds

12 years ago

Go Daddy Pledges Better Security For All After Customers Hacked

Go Daddy tells TechWeekEurope it has some big plans for security improvements across the globe

12 years ago

‘Hacked’ Go Daddy Sites Serve Up Ransomware

Sophos asks how Go Daddy DNS records might have been compromised

12 years ago

Ransomware Thieves Make £3m A Year, Symantec Warns

Symantec is warning computer users of a rise in ransomware scams in both Europe and America

12 years ago

Ransomware Worm Hits Skype Users

Security researchers have warned of a Skype worm that uses social networking techniques to infect users

12 years ago