Gigabyte Firmware Flaws Allow the Installation of Ransomware

Apr 1, 2017 3:12:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now, here is an interesting one. Gigabyte BRIX are very small computers, similar to Intel NUCs, that can be used to replace those bulky desktop towers. I am using Intel NUCs myself at the ...

Samas Ransomware Deletes Veeam Backups, And Maybe Yours Too...

Apr 1, 2017 10:15:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This month, a user on the Atlanta-based 500 million-dollar backup company Veeam community forums reported that they were hit with Samas ransomware. I am giving you the short version here: ...

Ransomware Is Skyrocketing, But Where Are All The Breach Reports?

Mar 25, 2017 3:58:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

More than 4,000 ransomware attacks occur daily and healthcare is the largest target. However, despite disclosure requirements and the risk of late or no HIPAA notification at all, breach ...

Petya MFT Ransomware Returns, Wrapped In Extra Nastiness

Mar 16, 2017 7:33:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kasperky researchers discovered a new variant of last year's Petya Master File Table (MFT) ransomware, with "new and improved" crypto and ransomware models. Remember, MFT ransomware only ...

Heads-Up. New Ransomware phishing scheme lets wannabe cybercrims get in for free...

Mar 9, 2017 5:21:18 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Danny Palmer at ZDNet reported on a new scheme for aspiring cyber criminals that lets them into the ransomware racket for free, but at a steep 50/50 split with the people that provide ...

[ALERT] New Massive Wave Of CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections

Mar 5, 2017 10:56:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We all thought that evil genius Evgeniy Bogachev had retired at the Black Sea with his tens of millions of ill-gotten gains after he became the FBI's #1 Most Wanted cybercriminal. Well, ...

Ransomware for Dummies: Anyone Can Do It

Mar 2, 2017 7:41:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Brian Krebs just wrote: "A big reason for the steep increase in ransomware attacks in recent years comes from the proliferation of point-and-click tools sold in the cybercrime underground ...

Report: 85% of Ransomware Victims Get Taken Offline For A Week or More [INFOGRAPHIC]

Feb 28, 2017 11:25:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New research reveals that the majority of ransomware victims (85 percent) had their systems taken offline for at least a week, costing businesses thousands in financial damage each day.

MySQL instances attacked by database blackmailers

Feb 26, 2017 2:32:42 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Copycats delete databases without dumping them first. Internet-facing instances of the popular MySQL information store are being targeted by attackers following similar attacks on ...

Hackers Demand $25K-$30K After Ransomware Attack Takes Down Bingham County Servers

Feb 20, 2017 7:08:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

BLACKFOOT — Bingham County officials are scrambling to rebuild parts of their computer infrastructure after a ransomware attack took down county servers on Wednesday. The Bingham County ...

[ALERT] DynA-Crypt Ransomware Steals And Deletes Your Data

Feb 11, 2017 10:52:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friend Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer alerted the world about a new strain of ransomware called DynA-Crypt that was put together using a malware creation kit by people that are not ...

CRYSIS Ransomware Is Back And Uses RDP Brute Force To Attack U.S. Healthcare Orgs

Feb 11, 2017 9:53:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Remember the CRYSIS ransomware? The attacks started up again, mostly targeting US healthcare orgs. using brute force attacks via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The number of attacks has ...

Fake Netflix App Is Actually Ransomware

Feb 5, 2017 8:53:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Kaspersky warned on their blog: "People are downloading a new app, looking to get free access to Netflix accounts. What they’re actually getting is a malware strain called Netix that ...

Careless Licking Gets A Nasty Ransomware Phishing Infection: 1,000+ Machines Down

Feb 4, 2017 9:40:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

More than 1,000 government computer systems shut down. A county in Ohio, US, has had to shut down its entire IT infrastructure due to a ransomware infection. County Auditor Mike Smith ...

Ransomware attacks quadrupled in 2016, expected to double again in 2017

Jan 27, 2017 11:50:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The number of ransomware attacks quadrupled in 2016 and are expected to double again in 2017, according to findings in a report from large insurer Beazley. They suggested that ...

Ransomware Infection Causes Loss of 8 Years Of Police Department Evidence

Jan 27, 2017 11:24:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Police Department in Cockrell Hill, Texas released in a press release that they lost 8 years worth of evidence after the department's server was infected with ransomware.

[ALERT] USB Sticks Could Infect Your Network With New Spora Ransomware Worm

Jan 22, 2017 8:09:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The new Spora ransomware strain has now been dissected by more malware researchers and the team from G Data discovered that Spora uses an "innovative" way to spread itself via USB sticks. ...

Sophisticated "Spora" Ransomware Demands Future Protection Money

Jan 12, 2017 7:40:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Emsisoft researchers dissected a new ransomware strain that demands users not only pay to recover their encrypted files, but also for immunity from future attacks. The threat is called ...

300+ New Ways to Stop Your Users from Clicking on Everything!

Jan 10, 2017 10:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You now really have 300+ new ways to make sure your users Think Before They Click!

I Don't Need No Friggen Backup Plan For Ransomware

Jan 10, 2017 7:16:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Did I get your attention? The picture here raised my eyebrows, because of its patent nonsense. Elizabeth Holmes stated this in an interview about being an entrepreneur. It's a bit like ...

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