- Hacking News
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 29th, 2016
San Francisco Metro Hackers Threatening to Leak Customer, Contracts Info
Pay the ransom or fix the issues, the hackers say
- Hacking News
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 28th, 2016
San Francisco Metro System Hacked, Everyone Getting Free Rides
The hacker is asking for money to remove the hack
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- November 12th, 2016
Microsoft Reveals How It Made Windows 10 “the Most Secure Windows Ever”
Windows 10 Anniversary Update offers best security, it says
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Android Ransomware Gets Around Auto-Start Restrictions by Hiding as Launcher App
Newest trick in Android.Lockscreen's playbook
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Hungarian Developer Most Likely Behind Hucky Ransomware
New Locky clone discovered by Avast researchers
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24th, 2016
Locky Adds Support for a New "S**T" Extension
New spam campaign has made victims all over the world
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 23rd, 2016
Ransomware Reaches the Malware Top 3 for the First Time
Locky enters the Top 10 most prevalent malware standings
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 19th, 2016
MBRFilter Protects Computers from MBR Malware and MBR Ransomware
Cisco releases MBRFilter as free download utility
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 16th, 2016
Exotic Ransomware Author Tries to Be Friends with Security Researchers
Ransomware author is more interested in making friends rather than writing a professional ransomware
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 16th, 2016
Locky Ransomware Accounted for 97 Percent of All Malicious Email Attachments
Exploit kit activity slows down dramatically
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 13th, 2016
First-Ever Ransomware Written in GoLang Is a Dud
Dr.Web creates decrypter to help victims
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 12th, 2016
New Cerber Ransomware v4.0 Sold Online and Deployed via Malvertising Campaigns
Oh joy! A new Cerber ransomware version!
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 10th, 2016
DXXD Ransomware Shows Ransom Note Using Windows Legal Notice Screen
DXXD ransomware v1 decrypted, v2 undecryptable
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 9th, 2016
After Researchers Crack Wildfire Ransomware, Crooks Return with Hades Locker
Wildfire devs return with new Hades Locker ransomware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 4th, 2016
MarsJoke Ransomware Decrypted, Users Can Recover Files for Free
Kaspersky researchers find and exploit a flaw in the encryption routine used by the MarsJoke ransomware
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 30th, 2016
Locky Drops Offline Mode and Switches to New ODIN Extension
Locky offline mode experiment seems to end as ransomware operators revert back to using online C&C servers
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 30th, 2016
Brazilian Hospitals Infected with Ransomware After RDP Brute-Force Attacks
Kaspersky researchers can decrypt this new Xpan ransomware