- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 21st, 2016
Nemucod Ransomware Uses JavaScript and PHP Concoction to Infect Users
Nemucod ransomware makes a comeback after security researchers cracked one of its earlier iterations
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17th, 2016
Simple Encryption Algorithm Allows Decryption of Crypt38 Ransomware
Crypt38 ransomware had a short life, is already defeated
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 14th, 2016
RAA Ransomware Is 100 Percent JavaScript
Besides ransomware, RAA also drops the Pony infostealer
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13th, 2016
FLocker Android Ransomware Now Infects Smart TVs
FLocker ransomware evolves to target smart TVs
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2016
Crysis Ransomware Appears Out of Thin Air to Take TeslaCrypt's Place
While everybody was expecting Locky, CryptXXX, or Cerber, Crysis swoops in to steal the show from the headliners
- 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
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 8th, 2016
Companies Are Stockpiling Bitcoin in Case They Get Infected with Ransomware
Ransomware has scared businesses across the globe
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 7th, 2016
SNSLocker Author Leaves C&C Server Credentials in Ransomware's Source Code
You can't make a bigger blunder than this
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 6th, 2016
Black Shades Ransomware Asks Victims Only for a Measly $30
Ransomware is currently undecryptable, but there's a trick to stop the Black Shades' encryption process early
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 6th, 2016
CryptXXX Ransomware Will Now Steal Your Passwords as Well
CryptXXX ransomware adds infostealer module
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 3rd, 2016
Free Decrypter Available for Terribly Coded BadBlock Ransomware
Victims can now recover their BadBlock-locked files for free
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 1st, 2016
Phishing Emails Increase 789 Percent, Ransomware Is Their Favorite Payload
Cryptowall, Locky and TeslaCrypt were the most popular
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 30th, 2016
CryptoWall, Locky, and Cerber Are Today's Top 3 Ransomware Threats
Cerber replaces TeslaCrypt, after TeslaCrypt shuts down
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 28th, 2016
Biggest Spam Flood in Years Distributes Locky Ransomware
Spam wave originated from Indian and Vietnamese IPs
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 27th, 2016
Microsoft Warns of ZCryptor Ransomware with Self-Propagation Features
ZCryptor exhibits worm-like behavior and can spread to removable and network drives to expand its attack surface
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 25th, 2016
FBI: Ransomware Complaints Doubled in 2015
BEC scams caused the most damages: $246 million
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 24th, 2016
After Record High Numbers, a Lot of People Still Don't Know What Ransomware Is
Most people fear losing social security numbers in ransomware attacks, which proves they don't know what ransomware is