- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 3rd, 2016
![Attackers Brute-Force Corporate RDP Servers to Spread Ransomware Attackers Brute-Force Corporate RDP Servers to Spread Ransomware](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/attackers-brute-force-corporate-rdp-servers-to-spread-ransomware-1.png)
Attackers Brute-Force Corporate RDP Servers to Spread Ransomware
Attackers willing to exploit any network weakness
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 1st, 2016
![Decrypter for Alpha Ransomware Lets Victims Recover Files for Free Decrypter for Alpha Ransomware Lets Victims Recover Files for Free](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/decrypter-for-alpha-ransomware-lets-victims-recover-files-for-free-1.jpg)
Decrypter for Alpha Ransomware Lets Victims Recover Files for Free
Another weird case of a ransomware crook asking for iTunes gift cards instead of (undetectable) Bitcoin
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 30th, 2016
![Water and Lighting Utility Faces Issues Because of Ransomware Infection Water and Lighting Utility Faces Issues Because of Ransomware Infection](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/water-and-lighting-utility-faces-issues-because-of-ransomware-infection-1.jpg)
Water and Lighting Utility Faces Issues Because of Ransomware Infection
US city avoids disaster, utility supply remains operational
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 29th, 2016
![TrueCrypter Ransomware Dev Leaves Flaw in Code That Lets Victims Decrypt Files <em>UPDATED</em> TrueCrypter Ransomware Dev Leaves Flaw in Code That Lets Victims Decrypt Files <em>UPDATED</em>](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/truecrypter-ransomware-dev-leaves-flaw-in-code-that-lets-victims-decrypt-files-1.jpg)
TrueCrypter Ransomware Dev Leaves Flaw in Code That Lets Victims Decrypt Files UPDATED
Major slip-up allows victims to easily decrypt their files
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 28th, 2016
![Researchers Find Three New Ransomware Strains: CryptFlle2, BrLock and MM Locker Researchers Find Three New Ransomware Strains: CryptFlle2, BrLock and MM Locker](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/researchers-find-three-new-ransomware-strains-cryptflle2-brlock-and-mm-locker-1.png)
Researchers Find Three New Ransomware Strains: CryptFlle2, BrLock and MM Locker
Threats are simplistic but nevertheless dangerous
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 26th, 2016
![CryptXXX Ransomware Decrypter Available for Download CryptXXX Ransomware Decrypter Available for Download](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/cryptxxx-ransomware-decrypter-available-for-download-1.png)
CryptXXX Ransomware Decrypter Available for Download
Kaspersky updates RannohDecryptor with CryptXXX support
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 25th, 2016
![Ransomware Can Infect Android Devices Without Any User Interaction Ransomware Can Infect Android Devices Without Any User Interaction](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ransomware-can-infect-android-devices-without-any-user-interaction-1.jpg)
Ransomware Can Infect Android Devices Without Any User Interaction
Hacking Team and Towelroot exploits combined to deliver ransomware to Android devices via malvertising
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 22nd, 2016
![Prosecutors Accuse Bitcoin Trader of Laundering Money for Ransomware Operators Prosecutors Accuse Bitcoin Trader of Laundering Money for Ransomware Operators](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/prosecutors-accuse-bitcoin-trader-of-laundering-money-for-ransomware-operators-1.jpg)
Prosecutors Accuse Bitcoin Trader of Laundering Money for Ransomware Operators
This is one very stupid criminal indictment
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 20th, 2016
![New CryptoBit Ransomware Could Be Decryptable New CryptoBit Ransomware Could Be Decryptable](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/new-cryptobit-ransomware-could-be-decryptable-1.png)
New CryptoBit Ransomware Could Be Decryptable
Researchers are still reverse-engineering the malware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 20th, 2016
![RansomWhere Is a Mac App to Detect Crypto-Ransomware on OS X RansomWhere Is a Mac App to Detect Crypto-Ransomware on OS X](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ransomwhere-is-a-mac-app-to-detect-crypto-ransomware-on-os-x-1.jpg)
RansomWhere Is a Mac App to Detect Crypto-Ransomware on OS X
RansomWhere watches Mac processes for suspicious encryption operations and stops processes before causing any damages
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 19th, 2016
![New CryptXXX Ransomware Locks Your Files, Steals Bitcoin and Local Passwords New CryptXXX Ransomware Locks Your Files, Steals Bitcoin and Local Passwords](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/new-cryptxxx-ransomware-locks-your-files-steals-bitcoin-and-local-passwords-1.png)
New CryptXXX Ransomware Locks Your Files, Steals Bitcoin and Local Passwords
New ransomware gets infostealer component
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 18th, 2016
![Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Evolves Back into Ransomware Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Evolves Back into Ransomware](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/kovter-click-fraud-malware-evolves-back-into-ransomware-1.png)
Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Evolves Back into Ransomware
Kovter changes mode of operation once again
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 16th, 2016
![Decrypter Available for AutoLocky, Locky Ransomware Copycat Decrypter Available for AutoLocky, Locky Ransomware Copycat](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/decrypter-available-for-autolocky-locky-ransomware-copycat-1.png)
Decrypter Available for AutoLocky, Locky Ransomware Copycat
Users can now recover files without paying
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 15th, 2016
![Fappening Forum Users Hit by Data Breach, Malvertising, and Then by Ransomware Fappening Forum Users Hit by Data Breach, Malvertising, and Then by Ransomware](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/fappening-forum-users-hit-by-data-breach-malvertising-and-then-by-ransomware-1.png)
Fappening Forum Users Hit by Data Breach, Malvertising, and Then by Ransomware
Details of over 179,000 users stolen by attacker
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 13th, 2016
![Cryptoworms Is How Ransomware Will Evolve, Cisco Claims Cryptoworms Is How Ransomware Will Evolve, Cisco Claims](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/cryptoworms-is-how-ransomware-will-evolve-cisco-claims-1.png)
Cryptoworms Is How Ransomware Will Evolve, Cisco Claims
Worms + Ransomware = Disaster for the rest of us
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 12th, 2016
![Over Half a Billion Personal Records Were Stolen or Lost in 2015 Over Half a Billion Personal Records Were Stolen or Lost in 2015](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/over-half-a-billion-personal-records-were-stolen-or-lost-in-2015as-1.png)
Over Half a Billion Personal Records Were Stolen or Lost in 2015
Ransomware grew 35% in 2015, spear-phishing by 55%
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 11th, 2016
![Jigsaw Ransomware Threatens to Delete Your Files, Free Decrypter Available Jigsaw Ransomware Threatens to Delete Your Files, Free Decrypter Available](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/jigsaw-ransomware-threatens-to-delete-your-files-free-decrypter-available-1.png)
Jigsaw Ransomware Threatens to Delete Your Files, Free Decrypter Available
Jigsaw deletes 1,000 files every time you reboot your PC