Ransomware has long been the scourge of the cybersecurity industry. When that extortionate hacking goes beyond encrypting files to fully paralyze computers across a company, it represents not just a mere shakedown, but a crippling disruption. Now a nasty new breed … Continue reading →
By Caroline Seymour – In January, a ransomware attack on the city of Del Rio, Texas, shut down City Hall servers and forced officials to resort to pen and paper to provide services. The city of Sammamish, Wash., also had to declare … Continue reading →
By Catalin Cimpanu – Avast and Emsisoft, two cyber-security firms known for their antivirus products, released today free decrypters that can help victims of the BigBobRoss ransomware recover their files without paying the ransom demand. The two decrypters are available for download … Continue reading →
Is someone at IBM a big comic book fan? The name “X-Force” is popularly associated with a superhero team from Marvel Comics, but IBM has chosen it as a moniker for many of the company’s digital security offerings, such as its penetration … Continue reading →
Ransomware is more advanced than ever – and it shows no signs of slowing. Here’s what you need to do to protect yourself and your business. According to analysis by cybersecurity firm Carbon Black, ransomware only continues to advance. If … Continue reading →
Every month, thousands of retail websites are targeted by cyber criminals, who insert a small piece of malicious code that allows them to snatch customers’ credit card information. The hacking technique is called formjacking, and it’s the virtual equivalent of … Continue reading →
By Alastair Cooke – There has been a tactical pivot in ransomware. It seems that ransomware writers have realized that large organizations have lots of money, and some do not have the best protection against infections. Newer ransomware is behaving … Continue reading →
A new form of ransomware is infecting users around the world by disguising itself as applications or games and tricking victims into downloading and launching it on their PCs. Anatova ransomware first emerged on January 1 this year and the … Continue reading →
An old family of ransomware has returned with a new campaign which uses information about children stolen from crowdfunding websites and claims that payments made in exchange for unlocking encrypted files will be donated to good causes. First spotted in … Continue reading →