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Philadelphia RaaS reflects bad guys’ knack for salesmanship

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:00:34 +0000

SophosLabs researcher deconstructs popular Philadelphia ransomware kit to reveal how ransomware as a service is proliferating cybercrime <img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40760&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VOeGXoMQAmc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ransomware for Dummies: Anyone Can Do It

March 1, 2017 admin mercy, Other, Philadelphia ransomware

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:14:52 +0000

Among today’s fastest-growing cybercrime epidemics is “ransomware,” malicious software that encrypts all of your computer files, photos, music and documents and then demands payment in Bitcoin to recover access to the files. A big reason for the steep increase in ransomware attacks in recent years comes from the proliferation of point-and-click tools sold in the cybercrime underground that make it stupid simple for anyone to begin extorting others for money.