High-value targets, Bigger Paydays
An F-secure 2018 report called ‘The Changing State of Ransomware’ brought forward the fact that the rate of simple ransomware has now slowed down. In its place, some more evolved…
Small Businesses: A Big Target for Ransomware
Among the highest profile ransomware attacks that have occurred in the nation include those of February 2016. Here we had witnessed the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paying $17,000 in Bitcoin…
The most profitable form of malware is now stagnant
Ransomware still continues to be the most profitable form of malware out there but a recent global report indicated that the threat is now stagnant and not ever-growing. BitDefender came…
GlobeImposter Ransomware Victims Abandoned By Their Extortionists
A wave of ransomware called GlobeImposter 2.0 has been affecting the computers of innocent users of the internet. They are being threatened by extortionists to visit a Tor website so…
City of North Bend Hit with Ransomware
A city in North Bend, had been hit with a ransomware attack quite recently. It worked in a manner to lock out a number of workers in the city from…
Sextortion Emails Force Payment via GandCrab Ransomware
The United States has an ongoing campaign of ‘sextortion’, where thousands are being targeted with a GandCrab ransomware and removal which costs the victims $500. These sextortion emails usually ask…
A Security Update on Quora Following Ransomware Attack
The CEO of Quora – Adam D’ Angelo has quite recently posted an update for users which enlightened them about a ransomware attack they experienced quite recently. He started the…
Victims of Ransomware Charged by Russian Scammers
It has been found recently that the ransomware removal consultancy firm – Dr. Shifro has been promising its clients to try and decrypt files, but is scamming them instead. They…
Two Iranians Have Been Indicted for the Atlanta Ransomware Attack
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Northern Georgia has made the latest announcement on the Atlanta ransomware attack. A federal grand jury indicted two individuals who have been…
Strack and Van Til Breached
Cybercriminals have shifted their crosshairs towards a grocery store as the system, under which checkout lanes of Strack and Van Til operated, became encrypted. Reports have emerged that data from…