ransomware

One year ago, Android Defender, a hybrid comprising characteristics of a rogue AV and ransomware (the lockscreen type, not a file-encryptor) was discovered. Last month we saw …

Browlock is the most basic approach to ransomware there is: there is no actual malware that blocks the victims’ computer or encrypts its contents, there is only a Web …

In its latest Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft has noted that malware designed to make money for the attacker via click fraud, performing Bitcoin mining, and …

Even though the data gathered by Microsoft points to the fact that cybercriminals now prefer deceptive tactics to exploits, it does not mean that the latter approach has been …

Cyber crooks are losing interested in exploits as an attack vector, and are concentrating on deceptive downloads and ransomware as a means of earning/stealing money. The trend …

Android users might soon become victims of “Police Locker” ransomware, if they haven’t already, warns the researcher behind the Malware don’t need …

A new piece of ransomware is targeting gullible users, but its developers have made a critical mistake that should allow users to decrypt the affected files without paying the …

In 2013, CYREN analyzed more than four trillion security transactions worldwide – averaging 10 to 15 billion transactions per day. There’s been a marked increase …

Ransomware is one of the most effective means for cyber crooks to “earn” themselves huge sums of money with practically no effort, which explains its popularity …

The European Cybercrime Centre at Europol published its Threat Assessment on Police Ransomware – a class of computer malware that has seen exponential growth in the …

At least 10,331 successful installs of ICEPOL Trojan ransomware took place in the UK last year. Bitdefender’s Cybercrime Investigation Unit analysed the disk images of …

As disruptive as Cryptolocker is, there’s a possibility that an even deadlier type of ransomware will soon be targeting unsuspecting users. White-hat security research …