- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 2nd, 2015
TorrentLocker Ransomware Wants to Gain Some Pounds
Fake websites hosted on servers in Russia and Turkey
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2015
US Businesses and Users Lost $18 Million to CryptoWall Ransomware
Ransomware is a lucrative business, unlikely to be abandoned
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 11th, 2015
CryptoWall 3.0 Delivered in Campaign Started More than a Week Ago
Number of transactions reveals success of the operation
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 5th, 2015
Ransomware-as-a-Service Not Working for Tox Crypto-Malware Kit
Author calls it quits, malware business too hot
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 3rd, 2015
Russian Crypto-Malware Encrypts Files Completely
Cybercriminals have a heart, but they may lose it anytime
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 2nd, 2015
Decryption Tool for Locker Available, Author Made $169
Decryption command sent to infected hosts, as promised
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 25th, 2015
Ransomware Building Kit Freely Available
The beginning of ransomware as a service business
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 12th, 2015
Crypto-Malware Author Picks Breaking Bad Theme for Ransom Message
Data with popular file extensions is held hostage
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 6th, 2015
Crypto-Malware Masquerades as a Resume
Malicious message is short and concise, appears legitimate
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 20th, 2015
New Ransomware “Threat Finder” Delivered by Angler Exploit Kit
Data may be recovered, Shadow Volume Copies are not deleted
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 14th, 2015
CoinVault Decryption Tool Available for Download
Encrypted data can be recovered without paying the ransom
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 23rd, 2015
US Police Department Pays Crypto-Malware Ransom
Backup data useless, encrypted with the rest of the files
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 12th, 2015
Phishing Scammers Switch to Crypto-Malware, Lure with Chrome and Facebook Emails
Compromised websites used to host malicious payloads
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 23rd, 2015
“Friendlier” Critroni Ransomware Variants Spotted in the Wild
Extends deadline, offers free decryption service
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 21st, 2015
Ransomware Incidents on an Upward Trend, FBI Warns
CryptoWall draws the attention of the Bureau
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 14th, 2015
CryptoWall Makes a Comeback, Version 3.0 Spotted in the Wild
Localized ransom message, for every victim to understand
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 12th, 2015
TorrentLocker Operators Make $224,000 in About a Month
Most of the money comes from victims in Australia