- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 8th, 2015
AlphaCrypt Crypto-Malware Looks like TeslaCrypt, Behaves like CryptoWall
File backups are the best protection against ransomware
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 27th, 2015
Decryption Tool for TeslaCrypt Ransomware Now Available
Users should still be cautious and create backups
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 7th, 2015
Police Department in Massachusetts Falls Victim to Crypto-Malware
Ransom paid in exchange for the decryption key
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 25th, 2015
PacMan Ransomware Targets Danish Chiropractors via Well-Crafted Phishing
Legitimate Windows utilities prevented from running
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 9th, 2015
BandarChor Ransomware Infections Increase
Threat is atypical, victims asked to send email to crooks
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 6th, 2015
Ransomware Scheme Money Launderer Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
Operation set up to launder over $400,000
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 31st, 2015
Web Databases Encrypted in New Ransomware Scheme
Attackers wait a while before sending their money request
- 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
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 10th, 2014
Decryption Tool Available for Crypto-Malware Operation Global III
Ransom message is similar to police scareware
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 7th, 2014
Crypto-Malware Suspends ABC Broadcasting
The news channel went dark for half an hour
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- October 3rd, 2014
CryptoWall 2.0 Available in the Wild, Has New Obfuscator
Distributed through email purporting to be from the IRS
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 5th, 2014
TorrentLocker Ransomware Aims at UK Users
Bitcoins reach an address that accumulated 82,272 coins ($40 / €30.832 million)
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 29th, 2014
CryptoWall Infects 625,000 Systems in About Six Months
Cybercriminals make more than $1.1 million / €835,000 during this time
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 28th, 2014
Data Backup Foils Crypto-Malware Ransom Plans
IT company restores business due to availability of safe copies
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 18th, 2014
ZeroLocker Ransomware Poses as Crypto-Malware Decryption Tool
Payment is required in Bitcoin, restarts computer after file encryption completes
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 13th, 2014
Kovter Ransomware Thrives in Q2 2014, Reaches 43,713 Infections in a Single Day
The malware piece recorded an upward trend for the entire second quarter
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 2nd, 2014
CryptoWall Ransomware Attached to Intuit Spam
Message appears to be delivered from Intuit, contains malware