Ransomware Masquerades as Proton Technologies Staff
It seems as if a new variant of the GarrantyDecrypt Ransomware has been introduced in the digital space. This new variant is sneaky and contacts its victims by masquerading as…
Another Municipality Bites the Dust: Plymouth Gets Ransomwared!
In 2018, an interesting trend was noticed in the cybersecurity circles. While cybercriminals were never afraid to lock horns with large businesses, they crossed a new limit and began to…
Mexico: The Biggest Victim of Ransomware in Latin America
The latest report from Fortinet: FortGuard’s Latin American Ransomware Attack Reports has released some interest insights about the ransomware strains, especially how they operate in the Latin America. The survey…
Jokeroo Ransomware: Join a Membership Package to Rent Ransomware
Over the past few years, one of the most threatening trends in the cybercrime space is the introduction of RaaS (ransomware-as-a-service) in which ransomware is rented on underground forums. Unfortunately,…
Jackson County Pays $400,000 Ransom
Recently, ransomware breached the defenses of the Jackson County government. As a consequence, the government had to pay $400,000 to the cybercriminals. Currently, the staff at the county are involved…
Israel Just Escaped a Ransomware Attack
Cybercriminals were just handed a defeat in Israel. A cyberattack just failed recently as the plan to attack Israeli citizens with ransomware strain was thwarted. Initial reports suggest that the…
Iranian Cybercriminals Involved with SamSam Ransomware
The renowned auditing and consulting firm, PwC, has revealed that Iranian citizens were involved in one of the most famous ransomware cases. The firm believes that they masterminded the SamSam…
Emotet Trojan Took Part in the WSG Ransomware Attack
In a recent turn of events, the highly-publicized ransomware attack on the Wolverine Solutions Group’s (WSG) has now been linked to the infamous Trojan, Emotet. Since the WSG, a service…
CryptoMix Clop Ransomware Joins the Party
There has been a new variant in the CryptoMix Ransomware family. The new variant which was just discovered displayed a new behavior: a .CIOP or .CLOP extension is appended in…
Columbia Surgical Specialists Breached: 400,000 Patients
If you live in the USA, then it is possible that you may receive an email from your local healthcare provider about how your information got encrypted due to a…