ransomware – Page 67 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:26:06 +0000

Tourists aren’t the only ones looking at Florida this summer. As the Sunshine State ramps up to greet a flock of vacationers, it’s also facing some far less welcome visitors. Over the last few weeks, cybercriminals have targeted Florida with advanced ransomware attacks requesting heavy payments in return for restoring data. In one example, the […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/aDvMvVeudaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

QuickHeal Security

July 2, 2019 admin

Ransomware As A Tool – LockerGoga

Credit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:18:00 +0000

Ransomware authors keep experimenting with the development of payload in various dimensions. In the timeline of ransomware implementations, we have seen its evolution from a simple screen locker to multi-component model for file encryption, from novice approach to a sophisticated one. The Ransomware as a Tool has evolved in wild…

Kaspersky Security

July 2, 2019 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 99

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 17:12:49 +0000

Dave and Jeff discuss the latest trend in US cities paying the ransom, hacking the smart home, Cirque du Soleil app issues and more.

Kaspersky Security

June 28, 2019 admin

Encrypted cities

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:59:13 +0000

Lake City, Florida, joins the list of ransomware victims — and decides to pay.

Kaspersky Security

June 26, 2019 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 98

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:03:12 +0000

Dave and Jeff discuss a Florida town that paid to restore data following a ransomware attack, Instagram improving account restoration, and more.

MalwareBytes Security

June 25, 2019 admin

Radiohead’s ransom response shows novel approach for ransomware victims

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:20:30 +0000

Last week, British rock bank Radiohead thwarted an attempted digital ransom, in which unnamed hackers stole roughly 18 hours of unreleased music dating back to the band’s recording of its studio album OK, Computer, revealing some less-than-ok computer security (sorry).

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Ransomware

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Security Sophos

June 14, 2019 admin

Metti la sicurezza al primo posto: non permettere al tuo server SQL di attaccarti con ransomware

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 05:41:41 +0000

In un attacco basato su SQL rilevato da SophosLabs, i truffatori hanno tentato di trasformare il server MySQL dell’honeypot in un robot di esecuzione codice da remoto<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/QYCKwrVdrxY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

June 12, 2019 admin

MegaCortex continues trend of targeted ransomware attacks

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:03:25 +0000

In this threat spotlight, we feature MegaCortex, another custom ransomware designed for targeted attacks on enterprises. Will this Matrix-inspired malware strike again?

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Threat spotlight

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