- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2014
Collinsville Police Department Hit by Ransomware Trojan
Backup system failed, police may start work from scratch
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 21st, 2014
CryptoLocker Variant Found with Weak Encryption
Victim receives ransom instructions on Tor network
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 19th, 2014
Simplocker Changes Attack Vectors
New variant funnelled on the device via downloader
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 17th, 2014
Simplocker Gets Decrypted
University of Sussex undergraduate shows Simplecker decryption solution
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 17th, 2014
Simplocker May Have an Antidote Updated
Final year undergraduate promises tool to revert Simplocker effects
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 12th, 2014
Mobile Svpeng Trojan Gains Device Blocking Capability
Targets US users and includes latent encryption capabilities
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- June 11th, 2014
iPhone Hijackers Arrested, Likely Involved with Oleg Pliss Ransomware Attack Reuters
Russian authorities catch two cybercrooks who leveraged Find My iPhone
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 9th, 2014
Android Ransomware Targets Russians and Ukrainians
Kaspersky researchers identify more than 30 variants of the Trojan
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 9th, 2014
Cryptowall Infects Police Station Computers, Holds Files Hostage for Ransom
No money to be paid for the decryption key thanks to backup files
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- May 28th, 2014
Don’t Panic, iPhone Lock Hack Is Very Isolated
Apple forum provides a good indication of just how many people got attacked
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- May 27th, 2014
“Oleg Pliss” Hack Spreads to US and UK, Change Your Passwords Now
Hack could be related to phishing email making the rounds a while back
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- May 27th, 2014
How to Avoid “Oleg Pliss” Ransomware Attack, Regain Control of Your iPhone/Apple ID
Customers in Australia are seeing their phones held hostage by “Oleg Pliss”
- Security
- By Filip Truta
- May 27th, 2014
Breaking: Hackers Can Lock Your iPhone Remotely, Ask for Ransom to Unlock It
Ransomware confirmed in Queensland, NSW, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2014
Koler Android Ransomware Targets Users in 31 Countries Updated
The mobile threat is disguised as an adult video streaming application
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 28th, 2014
Browlock Ransomware Targets Russian Users, Experts Warn
It’s not difficult to get rid of the browser locker
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 7th, 2014
Experts Share Thoughts on Beginnings and Evolution of Ransomware
A number of renowned researchers have contributed to Bart Blaze's report
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 1st, 2014
$34,000 / €25,000: Amount of Money Cybercriminals Make Each Month with CryptoDefense
Symantec researchers have analyzed this piece of ransomware