Keeping you updated on the latest ransomware attack vectors, strains, decryptors, families and trends to help you avoid becoming infected.
In an alert published today, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that recent ransomware variants have targeted and compromised vulnerable business servers (rather than ...
Here’s an example of a highly targeted ransomware attack, with bad guys using a phony Bank of Montreal (BMO) template to social engineer possible victims into clicking on a malicious ...
Intel Security today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: September 2016, which assesses the growing ransomware threat; surveys the “who and how” of data loss; explains the practical ...
We are seeing a big phishing wave with a social engineering attack that threatens with a personalized lawsuit using the domain name of the targeted victim. This is an interesting payload ...
Kaspersky has a fascinating blog post on a new strain of ransomware called RAA that is not only fairly sophisticated, but incredibly abusive:
Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer reported on a new strain that raises some eyebrows. "A new version of the Stampado ransomware called Philadelphia has started being sold for $400 USD by a ...
The Tampa Bay Business Journal published an interview with FBI Special Agent Lawrence Wolfenden. Wolfenden is a 25-year veteran of the FBI, the lead agency for investigating cyber attacks ...
Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer reported on a new strain with a few unusual features: "A new ransomware that pretends to be from a fake organization called the Central Security Treatment ...
Earlier this week today we assisted several companies that were hit by ransomware. Although companies and organizations hit by ransomware can usually pinpoint the source or employee ...
Several days ago we posted about a new ransomware campaign pushing Cerber through malicious ZIP files attached to voicemail-themed phishing emails. Fast on the heels of that campaign ...
One of our customers received the following email today. It's a clear extortion attempt, they are threatening to execute a combined DDoS and Cerber ransomware attack. These bad guys claim ...
Don't play voicemail messages from suspicious sources. Example displayed in MS Outlook. Image credit: SANS ISC.
CyberheistNews Subscriber Stuart Sanders sent me this: "A friend of mine in Melbourne Australia has been whacked by several crypto attacks on his clients in the last week. He supports ...
A new report by Check Point software's researchers showed that Cerber's Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) affiliate program is a success with more than 160 participants at current count, and ...
The dangerous Locky ransomware is being hurled at a variety of industries, healthcare being the number one target, according to FireEye researcher Ronghwa Chong. We have talked about ...
With the popularity of PokemonGo, it was inevitable that a malware developer would create a ransomware that impersonates it. This is the case with a new Hidden-Tear ransomware discovered ...
Security experts detected and analyzed a new threat, the Hitler ransomware, that doesn’t encrypt files but simply deletes them. Larry Abrams at Bleepingcomputer commented: " It looks like ...
The ransomware market is rapidly maturing, we start seeing upgraded strains and rebranded versions sold cheaply in the Dark Web. And mainstream media have finally glommed on after years ...
By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. As we have documented numerous times in this space over the past few years, the bad guys have proven to be relentless innovators, ...
The annual Black Hat security conference always produces a wealth of interesting papers, presentations, talks, live demos, and security news. This year's Black Hat USA 2016 event, which ...
