Two of the most used services – one for its RSS service and other for note taking – have been affected by DDoS since hours.
Tag: Ransom
Alleged iOS ransomware perpetrators arrested in Russia
We are not sure whether these hackers are the ones responsible for iOS ransomware attacks in Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada.
New Cryptolocker infections down to ‘zero’ post GOZeus takedown, researchers estimate
Coordinated efforts of FBI, Cyber security companies and other authorities have bore fruits considering that Cryptolocker infections are almost nil since the GOZeus takedown.
New ransomware Cryptowall spreading rapidly through malvertising on high-profile websites
Believed to be created by the same perpetrators behind Cryptodefense, Cryptowall is deadlier and uses malicious advertisements for spreading.
PayPal issues statement on Oleg Pliss iOS, Mac ransom scare
Oleg Pliss becomes huge. Forces PayPal to dole out an official statement assuring users that they are safe.
CryptoDefense coders goof-up and leave decryption key behind
CryptoDefense, one of those Cryptolocker imitators that have managed to wreak havoc and force users into shelling out money, isn’t all that intelligent it seems as its coders have goofed up big…
Scammers with a conscience emerge with new Ransomcrypt Trojan
New ransomware that utilise encryption are being created almost daily since the success of Cryptolocker and in almost all cases there is no way out for the affected user: either pay or…
Developer accuses 123-reg of lapse in security after 120 domains redirect to ransom sites
123-reg, one of UK’s leading hosting providers, has reportedly been accused of a security failure after a user complained his account had been hacked and his clients’ domains redirecting to a ransomware…
US police department gives in on Cryptolocker ransom demand; shells out £470
Swansea Massachusetts police department, in a bid to get back all the data locked away by the Cryptolocker, shelled out $750 to buy two bitcoins and pay the ransom demand by criminals….