- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 24th, 2011
Japanese Earthquake Spam Starts Distributing German Ransomware
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- January 14th, 2011
Russian SMS Ransomware Earned Fraudsters $30,000 in Five Weeks
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- December 21st, 2010
IM Worm Combines Ransomware Behavior with Survey Scams
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- November 30th, 2010
New Ransomware Installs Itself in the Master Boot Record
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- November 26th, 2010
Malicious PDF Documents Install File Encrypting Ransomware
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- July 14th, 2010
Obscene Ukrainian Ransomware in the Wild
Locks down computers and asks for mobile credit recharge
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 22nd, 2010
New Scareware Leverages the Layered Service Provider
Blocks popular websites from being displayed
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- October 12th, 2009
More Fake AVs Adopt the Ransomware Model
The Total Security 2009 rogueware blocks access to legit files
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 28th, 2009
Russian SMS Ransomware Packed with New Features
Security experts provide simple solution to get unlock code
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- July 28th, 2009
Ransomware Attacks Browsers
Asks for money to stop displaying rogue advertisements
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- May 29th, 2009
SMS Ransomware for Sale on the Russian Black Market
$15 for an undetected version and $50 for the entire source code
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- May 13th, 2009
Ransomware Becoming the Next Step in Scareware Evolution
Revamped fake antivirus variant holds systems for ransom
- Spyware Threats
- By Lucian Constantin
- May 12th, 2009
Brazilian Ransomware Blocks Access to Documents
Requires a $9.7 license to unlock them
- Security
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 21st, 2009
Scareware Turns Ransomware
Personal files encrypted until payment is made
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