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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:00:47 +0000
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| Malwarebytes attends it-sa in Germany—Europe’s largest expo for IT security. Post written in English and German. Categories: Tags: exhibitionit-saMalwarebytesNurembergransomware |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:11:19 +0000
Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths in the past, there is no reason why we should not be doing that again. Ransomware is probably the most dreaded cyberthreat that can strike anyone and at anytime unless we prepare…
The post How a ransomware infects your computer [INFOGRAPHIC] appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:11:19 +0000
Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths in the past, there is no reason why we should not be doing that again. Ransomware is probably the most dreaded cyber threat that can strike anyone and at anytime lest we…
The post How does a ransomware infect your computer [INFOGRAPHIC] appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:34:10 +0000
When we talk about motives behind any cyberattack, it is mostly money; a case in point is the ransomware – it locks your PC or encrypts your data and demands a ransom (in Bitcoins) to let go off the computer or decrypt the data. So basically, money is the main…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: John Snow| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:50:02 +0000
A new blocker called nRansom locks users out of their computers and demands not money, but nude pictures.
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Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:25:11 +0000
It was inevitable.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Simon Edwards| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:00:12 +0000
As we all return to work from the summer holidays, we at Trend Micro reflect on what we have seen in the threat landscape over the first six months of 2017 with the release of our 2017 Mid-Year Security Roundup. It takes me back to the two major attacks that we witnessed, and I was…
Credit to Author: Michael Miley| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:00:30 +0000
On May 12 of 2017, the WannaCry ransomware struck across the globe, encrypting computers by exploiting a critical vulnerability in Windows, first discovered by the US National Security Agency. Among its first targets were the British National Health Service, Federal Express, and Telefonica, but soon banks, schools, hospitals, government agencies and other organizations were infected,…