- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 10th, 2016
Cerber Devs Create New Ransomware Called Alfa
Ransomware features strong encryption, can't be cracked
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 8th, 2016
Free Decrypter Allows Victims to Recover Files Locked by BitStak Ransomware
BitStak is one of the worst-coded ransomware variants ever
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 8th, 2016
CryptXXX Ransomware Mutates Again, Features Non-Working Decrypter
CryptXXX updates MO to evade easy identification
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 6th, 2016
Campaign of Infected WordPress and Joomla Sites Leads to CryptXXX Ransomware
Over 100 new websites infected every day
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 5th, 2016
RansomNoteCleaner Removes Ransomware Junk from Your PC
RansomNoteCleaner Windows app cleans up the ransom note spam left behind after removing a ransomware infection
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 4th, 2016
Free Decrypter Available for Download for MIRCOP Ransomware
Victims can get their files back for free
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 3rd, 2016
Satana Ransomware Encrypts Your Boot Record and Prevents Your PC from Starting
Petya lookalike appears, but in early stages of development
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 1st, 2016
Free Decrypter Available for Unlock92 Ransomware
Users can recover their files without paying the ransom
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 29th, 2016
Apocalypse Ransomware Spreads via Unsecured RDP Connections
Apocalypse coders don't react like gentlemen when an Emsisoft researcher cracks their ransomware, twice
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 29th, 2016
Android Ransomware Quadrupled in the Past Year
PC crypto-ransomware also grew 5.5 times
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 29th, 2016
EduCrypt Gives Users a Scolding for Falling Victim to Ransomware
Users can recover their files after an EduCrypt infection
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 28th, 2016
CryptXXX Ransomware Authors Made $45,000 in 17 Days
Who said crime doesn't pay never heard of ransomware
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 26th, 2016
MIRCOP Ransomware Poses as Robbed Anonymous Member
Ransomware crooks take a different approach to extorting cash from their victims, use threatening messages
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 25th, 2016
Bart Ransomware Locks Files as Individual Password-Protected ZIP Archives
There are a lot of similarities between Bart and Locky
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 24th, 2016
NASCAR Team Pays Ransomware Fee to Recover Files Worth $2 Million
Team almost missed a NASCAR race because of the infection
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 23rd, 2016
Crooks Use Trojan Coded in 1C to Spread Ransomware to Russian Businesses
Crooks target Russian enterprises using 1C software
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 23rd, 2016
Massive Spam Flood Delivering Cerber Ransomware Hit Users at the End of May
Crooks spew Cerber ransomware in intermittent waves