ransomware
Widespread malvertising campaign targets high-profile sites, delivers ransomware
A newer version of the Cryptowall ransomware has been delivered to unsuspecting Internet users via malicious ads shown on a considerable number of high-profile websites, …
Koler worm spreads via SMS, holds phones for ransom
A new variant of the Android malware Koler now spreads by text message and holds infected users’ phones hostage until a ransom is paid. AdaptiveMobile detected the …
Malicious YouTube ads lead to exploits, ransomware
In the last few months, Trend Micro researchers have been following a malvertising campaign that ended up affecting almost exclusively US users at the beat of more than …
Researchers unlock TorrentLocker encryption
A team of Finnish researchers has discovered that the files encrypted by the recently unearthed TorrentLocker ransomware can be decrypted without paying the ransom – if …
Ransomware rising, even on Android
The first half 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom – even on mobile devices, according to F-Secure. Rising numbers of …
Profit leads motives for malware engineers
With mobile malware doubling year after year, NQ Mobile released new data and background information outlining the current threat landscape and projecting trends for the …
Reveton ransomware now comes with password stealers
The Reveton screen-locking ransomware is still with us, and it’s evolving. According to Avast researchers, the latest generation of the malware also includes information …
New ransomware emulates CryptoLocker, CryptoWall
Ransomware has proven to be such a successful money-making model, that a new variant is discovered or a new delivery campaign is spotted nearly every day. Security experts …
Android ransomware masquerades as Symantec mobile AV
A new piece of Android ransomware is doing rounds, and is tricking users into installing it by posing as a legitimate AV app. The malware sports a logo similar to that of …
ZeroLocker ransomware “helps” you get your files back
In early June, the FBI has lead a rather successful multi-national effort to disrupt the GameOver Zeus botnet which was also responsible for delivering Cryptolocker. …
SynoLocker gang planning to move on?
The crooks behind SynoLocker have made some changes to the website sporting the payment instructions. They are trying to spur more victims to pay up by saying that the website …
State of security: malicious sites, CryptoLocker copycats, email scams
AppRiver released its mid-year Global Security Report, a detailed analysis of web and email-borne threats and malware trends tracked between January and June 2014. During the …
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