All posts tagged "Ransomware"
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Apple Macs Are Being Held for Ransom by KeRanger Malware
Over the weekend Apple Mac users were attacked by a piece of ransomware in what is being reported...
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Porn app secretly takes users’ pictures, locks their phones, demands ransom
Experts from US security firm Zscaler have found that a malicious “pornography” Android mobile app takes pictures of...
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Security report highlights surge in ransomware, flash exploits, firmware attacks
In its latest threat report, Intel’s McAfee Labs has reported a surge in ransomware, flash exploits, with a...
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Breaking Bad-themed ransomware locking up computers; demanding AU $450
For a while now ransomware scare hadn’t made it to the headlines, but that ceased to be true...
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DecryptCryptolocker tool decrypts Cryptolocker encrypted files for free
Security experts have reverse-engineered the Cryptolocker attack to help victims unlock the encrypted files!
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Android ransomware Simplocker ripped apart by student; releases tool to decrypt encrypted files
If you are one of those affected users, do not pay up any ransom – instead download the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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New Android Simplocker malware encrypts files for ransom
Eset: "We are most likely dealing with a proof-of-concept or a work in progress."