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,…
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…
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…
The Cumulative Ransomware Damage to Healthcare Sector
Maryland’s state assembly recently passed a bill to increase the penalties and sentences for cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks. A wide-scale cryptovirological attack on one of the state’s healthcare facilities…
Ransomware Infections Might on the Decline, But Not Their Extortion Revenue
The number of ransomware attacks has been reduced in the last six to eight months. Malicious cryptomining activity has primarily replaced ransomware as a leading cyber threat in many regions….
no_more_ransom: A New Variant of Shade and Rapid Ransomware
It’s now commonplace for cryptovirological operators to write more lethal and persistent variants of existing ransomware strains. Ransomware removal experts have recently identified a new variant of Shade or Rapid…
Cryptovirological Discovery: Promos Ransomware
While cryptomining and formjacking are emerging as the major cyber threats, ransomware has established its position in the digital domain. Cryptovirological operators continue to introduce new strains and the variants…