New RAA Ransomware Strain Created Entirely Using Javascript

Jun 18, 2016 10:55:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Larry Abrams, who runs Bleepingcomputer was first to report on a new strain of ransomware called RAA. The criminal coders took the somewhat unusual step of writing the whole thing in ...

Individual ransomware payments skyrocket to a whopping $20,000

Jun 8, 2016 9:59:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Heads-up! Individual ransomware payments are getting very expensive. Companies are stockpiling Bitcoin in case they are hit, and a new low-profile strain of ransomware is actually causing ...

Yikes: Ransomware scam targets lawyers with phony ethics complaints

Jun 7, 2016 4:44:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mike Mosedale at the Minnesota Lawyer wrote: "Talk about your dirty tricks. A new internet scam is targeting lawyers by exploiting one of their great fears: getting slapped with a ...

UltraDeCrypter Ransomware DOES NOT Decrypt Your Files

Jun 4, 2016 11:23:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 gets regular calls from system admins who found us on the internet that are between a rock and a hard place. Backups failed and they have no way to revert to normal files. Worse, ...

[ALERT] 93% of phishing attacks now have ransomware payloads

Jun 4, 2016 10:02:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Oh boy. Things have gotten from bad to worse in an awful hurry. I remember the first time I reported on ransomware in the CyberheistNews Issue Feb 11, 2014, where an attorney's office ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] Don't Be The Victim Of A Cyberheist

Jun 2, 2016 2:48:57 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We have created a new infographic for your users, as part of your ongoing security awareness training program. It's a few good reminders how to stay safe online, and to keep their ...

Top Ransomware campaign managers make 13 times more than avg Russian wages

Jun 2, 2016 7:44:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A short report by Flashpoint gives us some insight into a recent ransomware campaign, which so far has generated a serious amount of profit considering it takes little effort to operate.

Ransomware domains increased 3500% in Q1 2016

Jun 1, 2016 7:26:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

There has been a whopping 3500% increase in ransomware domains in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the last quarter of 2015. Those are the highlights of a new report by network ...

CryptoWall, Locky, and Cerber Are Today's Top 3 Ransomware Threats

May 30, 2016 9:39:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

US cyber-security firm Fortinet reports that, between April 1, 2016, and May 15, 2016, the top five most prevalent ransomware families were in this order: CryptoWall (41.04%), Locky ...

New Strain Of Cerber Ransomware Being Offered As RaaS On Russian Hacking Forum

May 30, 2016 7:04:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security Researchers at Forcepoint discovered that a Russian hacking forum on the dark web is selling the Cerber ransomware as a RaaS (Ransom-as-a-service). This is a new form since ...

Microsoft Alert: ZCryptor Ransomware With Worm Feature

May 27, 2016 9:56:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft released an alert about a new ransomware strain called ZCryptor, which works like a worm and spreads via removable and network drives. The MalwareForMe blog reported this first ...

Massive Locky Ransomware Campaign Targets Amazon Users

May 25, 2016 3:20:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Comodo Threat Research Labs just posted an alert that a massive campaign of phishing emails have been sent with a spoofed "from" address: auto-shipping@amazon.com. The subject is “Your ...

[ALERT] Cerber Ransomware Strain Adds DDoS Bot Causing More Damage

May 22, 2016 2:12:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Excuse my French, but Holy S#!+, some ransomware developers have created a new evil way to monetize their operations by adding a DDoS component to their malicious payloads. Security ...

TeslaCrypt Gives Up and Releases Master Decryption Key

May 19, 2016 4:52:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Larry Abrams from the Bleepingcomputer site noted: "In a surprising end to TeslaCrypt, the developers shut down their ransomware and released the master decryption key. Over the past few ...

This Has Been A Crazy Week In Ransomware

May 14, 2016 3:04:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

That's what Larry Abrams from Bleepingcomputer started out with yesterday, and he was right! We have had six new ransomware strains, one new RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) and one major ...

Ransomware and CEO Fraud Dominate 2016

May 13, 2016 11:31:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An interesting Q1-16 threat report from the folks at Proofpoint. Every day, they analyze more than 1 billion email messages, hundreds of millions of social media posts, and more than 150 ...

New Petya Comes Loaded with Double-Barrel Ransomware Attack

May 13, 2016 10:04:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new twist on the Petya ransomware and how it now uses a backup ransomware attack. Remember, Petya is a new type of ransomware that doesn’t encrypt specific files but makes the entire ...

Congress warned about cybersecurity after attempted ransomware attack on House

May 11, 2016 1:20:13 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In an email provided to TechCrunch, the House technology service desk warned representatives of increased ransomware attacks on the House network. The email warns that attackers are ...

[ALERT] 2016 Is A Ransomware Horror Show. Here's The Roundup Of 32 New Strains!

Apr 30, 2016 10:21:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you've been in the IT trenches over the past year, you've probably noticed the announcements of new strains of ransomware are accelerating. The research team at Proofpoint just ...

Scary New CryptXXX Ransomware Also Steals Your Bitcoins

Apr 23, 2016 4:28:53 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now here's a new hybrid nasty that does a multitude of nefarious things. Proofpoint researchers found that it was built by the same cyber mafia that's behind the Reveton malware. A few ...

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