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FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers
Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say
Ransomware Forces Hospitals To Payout $100,000 To Cyber Criminals
Intel Security cyber threat data idetifies the legacy IT of hospital as vulnerable to hackers
Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’
Nearly half of all malware found in enterprise cloud applications is now ransomware, according to new figures
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 the malware families
Universities Plagued By Ransomware Attacks
Yet only one university contacted the police about their attack, as criminals demand as much as £2,200
Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash
This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor
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
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
Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware
No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay
Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’
Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study
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
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
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
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
NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack
Malwarebytes becomes sponsor of NASCAR team after its testing data was encrypted by ransomware
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
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, experts say
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
New Ransomware Streamlines Attacks With JavaScript
A newly discovered ransomware variant does away with downloading a malicious file, carrying out the dirty work itself
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
Malware Levels Drop As Huge Botnet Goes Offline
A major botnet has mysteriously disappeared in recent days, killing off two large-scale malware campaigns
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
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
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 ransomware, say researchers
Malwarebytes Extends Malware Protection To Mac Users
Mac attack. Growing ransomware threat on Mac sees security vendor extend its enterprise tool to Apple platform
TeslaCrypt Ransomware Criminals ‘Retire’, Hand Over Master Key
Ransomware gang closes down and gives crypto key to ESET, but reasons are unknown
Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Pornographic Twist
The Jigsaw malware deletes files for every hour that passes until a ransom is paid
Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised
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