The World of Cybercrime in 2019
As we approach 2019, we would like to think that cybercrime will be left behind as something of the past. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. As cybercrimes can…
As we approach 2019, we would like to think that cybercrime will be left behind as something of the past. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. As cybercrimes can…
Ransomware attacks may have been on the down low since those destructive days of NotPetya and WannaCry last year, but now China has a new problem. The increasingly mobile centric…
Ransomware is a security threat that has been dogging customers throughout this year, and the implications of such security breaches for managed service providers could be significant. This is because…
Ransomware operators are constantly developing new cryptovirological strains. This is the reason why malware hunters are always busy detecting any new form of ransomware or a variant from an existing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…