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Apple Macs Are Being Held for Ransom by KeRanger Malware

Posted on 7 March 2016

Over the weekend Apple Mac users were attacked by a piece of ransomware in what is being reported as the first time ever that Macs have been subject to this type of…

Porn app secretly takes users’ pictures, locks their phones, demands ransom

Posted on 9 September 2015

Experts from US security firm Zscaler have found that a malicious “pornography” Android mobile app takes pictures of users secretly, locks their phone and demands $500 in ransom to unlock their device…

Security report highlights surge in ransomware, flash exploits, firmware attacks

Posted on 10 June 2015

In its latest threat report, Intel’s McAfee Labs has reported a surge in ransomware, flash exploits, with a special mention of an undetectable firmware attack that is capable of reprogramming hard disk…

Breaking Bad-themed ransomware locking up computers; demanding AU $450

Posted on 12 May 2015

For a while now ransomware scare hadn’t made it to the headlines, but that ceased to be true with Symantec reporting of a Breaking Bad-themed ransomware on the prowl in Australia infecting…

DecryptCryptolocker tool decrypts Cryptolocker encrypted files for free

Posted on 8 August 2014

Security experts have reverse-engineered the Cryptolocker attack to help victims unlock the encrypted files!

Android ransomware Simplocker ripped apart by student; releases tool to decrypt encrypted files

Posted on 19 June 2014

If you are one of those affected users, do not pay up any ransom – instead download the Java program from Simon Bell to decrypt your data.

Alleged iOS ransomware perpetrators arrested in Russia

Posted on 10 June 2014

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

Posted on 9 June 2014

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

Posted on 7 June 2014

Believed to be created by the same perpetrators behind Cryptodefense, Cryptowall is deadlier and uses malicious advertisements for spreading.

New Android Simplocker malware encrypts files for ransom

Posted on 5 June 2014

Eset: “We are most likely dealing with a proof-of-concept or a work in progress.”

CryptoDefense coders goof-up and leave decryption key behind

Posted on 2 April 2014

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

Posted on 5 March 2014

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…

Cryptolocker may have affected more Brits than previously estimated

Posted on 28 February 2014

The Cryptolocker ransomware known for its dirty encryption deeds may have affected more Brits than previously estimated as a new research puts the number of victims at three percent of the population….

Developer accuses 123-reg of lapse in security after 120 domains redirect to ransom sites

Posted on 6 February 2014

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…

European Cybercrime Centre warns internet users of growing police ransomware cases

Posted on 6 February 2014

The European Cybercrime Centre at Europol has warned internet users of exponential growth in police ransomware in the European Union (EU) over the last two years. Police ransomware is a kind of…

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