A Politically-Motivated Locker Ransomware is Discovered
In the last couple of years, hacktivism has become a recurring theme in cyberspace. It entails the pushing of any political or social agenda with the help of malevolent cyber…
Ransomware: An Equally Alarming Threat for Middle Eastern Businesses
Middle Eastern and North African Users experienced over 6 percent of global ransomware attacks in the last year, according to the report released by a leading international cyber security company….
Ransomware Attacks Experienced a Peak in the Third Quarter of 2017
Healthcare sector has become one of the most beloved targets of ransomware operators in the past year. The data released from a security firm Proofpoint also suggests that cryptovirological attackers…
The Economy of Ransomware: RaaS
Every criminal activity is linked to some economic incentive and the world of cybercrimes is no different. Majority of the cybercriminal activities are underpinned by some sort of financial motive….
COO of Atlanta City Talks About the Ransomware Attack
Ransomware attack on Atlanta’s municipal system is undoubtedly the highlight of cybercriminal activity of 2018. The cryptovirological attack crippled the digital systems of various city departments in Atlanta. People couldn’t…
Are Ransomware Operators Choosing Quality Over Quantity?
If we look into cyber news, ransomware attacks are all over the place. But the truth of the matter is that ransomware assaults in the last year were decreased by…
A Cloud Backup With Anti-Ransomware Feature is Released
There is a reason why ransomware has become a leading cyber threat of today. The infection of these ransomware strains is effective because once they start their encryption activity, it…
New Variant of Dharma Ransomware is Detected
To streamline their ransomware removal measures, cyber security folks are constantly hunting for new strains on the cyberspace. Lately, a group of them have discovered another variant of Dharma/Crysis. The…
Ransomware Strain Hit Australian Family Planning Company
Many times before, we have discussed about the changing preferences of ransomware operators. If we specifically review the ransomware attacks in this year, it is quite apparent that cryptovirological cybercriminals…
Gandcrab is Now Using Legitimate Websites as a Carrier
Gandcrab ransomware was first detected at the start of this year. From then on, this ransomware strain has become one of the most active cryptovirological scripts on the web. According…