ransomware
The global expansion of cybercrime
McAfee released a new report which explores techniques in cybercrime as well as the global evolution of cyber exploits. It uncovers new details of “Operation High …
Malware targeting Skype missed a trick
Last week reports came out stating that the Dorkbot worm is now targeting Skype users. The worm fools users into downloading the malware, whose payload locks down machines. …
Ransomware adds audio component to force users to pay up
Not satisfied with just showing the fake FBI note, the criminals behind one of the many ransomware campaigns going on at the moment are trying to assault the users’ …
The economy behind ransomware attacks
First spotted in Russia in 2005, ransomware attacks have since spread to other countries – mainly those of the Western world – by using geo-location to target …
Largest malware rise in four years
McAfee found the biggest increase in malware samples detected in the last four years. McAfee Labs detected a 1.5 million increase in malware since Q1 2012 and identified new …
Employees targeted with faked emails from payroll services firms
Administrators at companies that outsourced payroll management to outside firms have recently been heavily targeted with malicious emails supposedly coming from those very …
New ransomware threatens with police report
A new strain of ransomware demands 3000 Euros for not sending a report to the police about the users’ alleged predilection for child pornography. The malware in question …
Ransomware appropriates security company logo
Ransomware is still targeting users all over Europe and, as per usual, it shows warnings seemingly coming from police agencies of the country in which the victim resides …
Zeus Trojan variant comes with ransomware feature
The recent popularity of ransomware as a tactic for duping users into giving up their hard-earned cash has resulted in an unexpected malware combination. F-Secure researchers …
Ransomware starts targeting US users
A year or two ago, fake antivirus solutions were pushed almost daily onto users, but as time went by, they became wiser and more able to recognize them. So cybercriminals …
Is a German criminal behind the latest ransomware campaign?
Ransomware distribution campaigns are coming fast one after the other and its usually difficult – if not downright impossible – to discover anything about the …
Joint attack by banking Trojan and ransomware
The Citadel malware – a banking Trojan that is based on Zeus Trojan’s source code and whose creators have adopted a Software-as-a-Service approach when it comes to …