- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 8th, 2016
RansomWeb Attacks Are Five Times More Common in 2016
Crooks love to leverage SQL injection attacks to encrypt databases and hold it up for ransom, security firm says
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 20th, 2016
US School Agrees to Pay $8,500 to Get Rid of Ransomware
Ransomware shuts down school website for a week
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 11th, 2016
Ransomware Gang Made $337,607 in Just Three Months
670 people paid ransoms to 140 different Bitcoin wallets
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 2nd, 2015
Hacker Tries to Blackmail UAE Bank for $3 Million, Bribe Reporter for Silence
Bank refuses to cave in, does not pay the ransom
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2015
FBI's Advice for Ransomware Victims: Pay Up!
It's easier, and you'll learn from your mistakes
- 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 11th, 2015
Pedophiles Targeted by Tox Ransomware
Script kiddies distribute Tox to the easiest targets
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 9th, 2015
CTB-Locker Is the Most Prevalent Ransomware in Q1 2015
CryptoWall and TeslaCrypt are also relevant threats
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 8th, 2015
DDoS Blackmailers Set Sight on Scandinavian Companies
Companies in the financial sector are preferred targets
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 5th, 2015
Email Delivers Resume and CryptoWall 3.0
Multiple layers of obfuscation in the infection chain
- 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
- May 28th, 2015
Crypto-Malware Sleeps on Infected Machine, Wakes Up at Predefined Time
Cybercriminals have small monetary demands
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 26th, 2015
Nasty Police Scareware Triples Ransom If Users Try to Unlock Device on Their Own
Few options at hand as screen is locked, buttons don't work
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 23rd, 2015
Malicious SVG Files Used for Ransomware Delivery
Analysts find SQL commands hard coded in the malware
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 18th, 2015
TeslaCrypt Authors Make $76,500 in About 2 Months
Some users managed to get the decryption key for free
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 18th, 2015
CoinVault Authors Release New Ransomware
Kaspersky's CoinVault decryption tool offers no consolation
- 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