- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 28th, 2013
Fake Adobe Flash Player Websites Distribute Ransomlock Ransomware
Some users might end up with click fraud components on their computers
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 27th, 2013
Sophos Publishes Technical Paper on Ransomware
The report is called “Ransomware: Next-Generation Fake Antivirus”
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 19th, 2013
Scambook Advisory: Beware of [email protected] Ransomware – Video
Less tech savvy users can learn a lot from this video
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 18th, 2013
Reveton Ransomware Still Distributed via Cleverly Designed Emails, Despite Arrests
Avira experts have analyzed a spam run that's used to spread malware
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 14th, 2013
Spanish Police and Europol Dismantle Largest Ransomware Cybercrime Ring – Video
11 individuals have been arrested as part of Operation Ransom
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 8th, 2013
Cybercriminals Abuse GitHub and SourceForge to Distribute Ransomware
The Stamp EK exploit kit is used to push the malware onto computers
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 1st, 2013
German Authorities, Experts Warn Users About New Type of BKA Ransomware
The malware actually shows the illegal content allegedly accessed by the victim
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 28th, 2013
Cybercriminals Distribute Ransomlock Ransomware via the Impact Exploit Kit
Symantec experts have noticed a global spike in the number of infections
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 11th, 2013
Java 7 Zero-Day Exploit Used to Distribute Reveton Ransomware
The best way for users to protect themselves is to disable Java
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 7th, 2013
BlackHole Author Now Rents Cool Exploit Kit for $10,000 (8,000 EUR) per Month
The new crime pack incorporates only custom zero-day exploits
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 27th, 2012
Reveton Ransomware Claims Police Have Teamed Up with 26 Security Firms
Trend Micro experts have analyzed the latest threat
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 17th, 2012
Hackers Demand Payment from Australian School After Seizing Student Records
Byron Bay Community School has contacted the police
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 15th, 2012
Cybercriminals Combine Ransomware with Survey Offers to Make a Profit
The crooks forgot something very important in this particular case
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 13th, 2012
UK Police Arrest 3 Individuals Suspected of Using Ransomware
The suspects, two men and a woman, are from Stoke on Trent
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 10th, 2012
Hackers Encrypt Australian Medical Center Data, Demand $4,000 (€3,100) Ransom
The organization's only choice might be to pay up
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 3rd, 2012
FBI Warning: Reveton Ransomware Is Impersonating the IC3
Victims are threatened that their activity is being recorded via webcam and microphone
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 24th, 2012
Voice of Reveton-Powered Ransomware Revealed – Video
The malware "speaks" Dutch, Italian, English, French and German