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You’ve Been Hit By Ransomware. Now What?

October 8, 2018 admin 0 Comments Cyber crime, Hacktivism, nRansomware, ransomware

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:20:55 +0000

“ALL YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED” You see that line flashing on your laptop or desktop and suddenly your adrenaline level shoots up with hundreds of questions already hitting your mind… How Do I Remove that Message? Why Can’t I Access My System? Will I Lose All My Work?…

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (September 17 – 23)

September 24, 2018 admin Android, emotet, Equifax, Equifax breach, fine, MagaCart, malware, phishing, play, ransomware, round up. ukgov, sasl, Security world, Vulnerability, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:03:26 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 17–23, including Android scams, massive WordPress compromises, and high fines for Equifax.

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Tags: Android emotet Equifax Equifax breach fine MagaCart malware phishing play ransomware round up. ukgov sasl vulnerability week in security

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A week in security (September 10 – 16)

September 17, 2018 admin 2fa, a week in security, Android, android browser, banking Trojan, banking trojans, botnets, hmrc phish, microsoft, omnichannel fraud, phishing, portable router, Project Verify, ram nit, Ramnit Trojan, ransomware, recap, recon malware, Scammer, security of portable router, Security world, tech support scam, tech support scams, Tor, Trojan, two-factor authentication, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:56:14 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 10–16, including omnichannel fraud, ways to get back at scammers, the security of 2FA, and partnerstrokas.

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Tags: 2fa a week in security Android android browser banking Trojan banking Trojans botnets hmrc phish microsoft omnichannel fraud phishing portable router project verify ram nit Ramnit Trojan ransomware recap recon malware scammer security of portable router tech support scam tech support scams tor trojan two-factor authentication weekly blog roundup

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A week in security (August 20 – August 26)

September 5, 2018 admin a week in security, badgelife, cobalt dickens, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, digital entropy of death, Elections, Facebook, google, green card scam, privacy, project insecurity, ransomware, recap, ryuk, search browser extensions, Security world, superdrug, the lazarus group, Twitch, vulnerabilities, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:06:17 +0000

A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues.

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Tags: a week in security badgelife cobalt dickens cybersecurity cybersecurity awareness digital entropy of death elections facebook Google green card scam privacy project insecurity ransomware recap ryuk search browser extensions superdrug the lazarus group twitch vulnerabilities weekly blog roundup

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Security Sophos

Nur Vorkasse bitte – Neue WannaCrypt-Ransomware ist aufdringlich

September 4, 2018 admin malware, ransomware, Security Tips, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:24:35 +0000

Gibt es Schlimmeres als einen Ransomware-Angriff, der sämtliche Dateien zerhackt und Geld fordert, damit der Computer wieder befreit wird? WannaCry hat der Ransomware-Gefahr eine ganz neue Dimension verliehen, indem es den Prozess der Datenzerstörung mit einem selbst-verbreitenden Computer-Virus kombinierte. Als Ergebnis konnte WannaCry sich automatisch ins eigene Netzwerk einschleichen und hatte das Potenzial, Hunderte oder […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/QLhkSXxyFmU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

QuickHeal Security

“Troldesh’s” One More Variant in the Encryption Offender

September 3, 2018 admin Cyber crime, Cyber safety, Hacker, Hacktivism, malware, ransomware, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Gulamgaus Shaikh| Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:52:13 +0000

Over the past few days, we have been observing criminals/hackers using a new carrier to deliver the ransomware malware. Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs observed a new variant of Troldesh ransomware which encrypts the data and adds the extension as “.no_more_ransom”. This ransomware comes under Crypto-Ransomware variant, the origin of this…

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A new ransomware campaign in the wild,Ryuk!!

August 28, 2018 admin Cyber crime, Cyberespionage, Email malware, ransomware, Security, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:07:23 +0000

Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs observed a new destructive ransomware named ‘Ryuk. Ransomware’. This ransomware campaign has already affected many users worldwide and seems to be a spear phishing attack. The compelling thing, it encrypts victim files without appending any extension but making files unreadable. Ryuk uses robust military algorithms…

Security TrendMicro

Cybercriminals Changing Tactics as Seen in First Half Report

August 28, 2018 admin 2018 security roundup report, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercriminals, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, Underground Economy

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:05:30 +0000

Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…

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A week in security (August 20 – 26)

August 27, 2018 admin a week in security, badgelife, cobalt dickens, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, digital entropy of death, Elections, Facebook, google, green card scam, privacy, project insecurity, ransomware, recap, ryuk, search browser extensions, Security world, superdrug, the lazarus group, Twitch, vulnerabilities, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:06:17 +0000

A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues.

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How Digital Extortion Impacts Today’s Enterprises

August 22, 2018 admin cybercriminals, Digital extortion, ransomware, Security, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:47:42 +0000

By now, many enterprise decision-makers are familiar with the concept of digital extortion, particularly in the form of ransomware. These encryption-based attacks lock users out of their sensitive and valuable data, applications and operating systems. Attackers demand a ransom in the form of untraceable digital currency for the decryption key – which may or may…

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QuickHeal Security

Android malware that combines a Banking Trojan, Keylogger, and Ransomware in one package

August 17, 2018 admin Android malware, Android ransomware, banking Trojan, keylogger, ransomware

Credit to Author: Gajanan Khond| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:12:09 +0000

This malware has all basic functionalities of the Android banker along with additional features like call forwarding, sound recording, keylogging and ransomware activities. It has the ability to launch user’s browser with URL received from the C&C server. It repeatedly opens the accessibility setting page until the user switches ON the ‘AccessibilityService’. The…

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