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Categories: News Tags: Venus Ransomware Tags: RDP Tags: remote desktop services Tags: encrypt Tags: fraud Tags: ransom We take a look at reports of Venus ransomware targeting remote desktop services/RDP. |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:21:06 +0000
Through malice or carelessness, AstraLocker breaks the “circle of trust”.
The post AstraLocker 2.0 ransomware isn’t going to give you your files back appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:09:03 +0000
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| RobbinHood a is a ransomware family that specifically targets organizations using a vulnerable kernel driver to prepare systems for encryption. Learn how to protect against it. Categories: Tags: .enc_robbinhoodAnti-RansomwarebaltimorebitcoingreenvilleMalwarebytesransomransom noteransomwareransomware rollbackrobbinhoodrobbinhood ransomwarerollback |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:11:10 +0000
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| Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity. Categories: Tags: Chicago TribuneCrowdStrikeDCH Health SystememotetImperial CountyImperial County CaliforniaLake CityLake City FloridaLos Angeles TimesProPublicaransomRansom.RyukransomwareryukRyuk ransomwareTampa Bay Timestribune publishingtrickbotTrojan.TrickBotUS Coast Guard |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:50 +0000
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| We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels. Categories: Tags: attackbackupcritical infrastructureemotetFloridalocal government organisationlocked outlouisianaransomransomwarerobinhoodryukRyuk ransomwaresamsam ransomwaretexastrickbot |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:20:30 +0000
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| 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). Categories: Tags: amazonbaltimorebella thorneblackmailCity of BaltimorecovewareExtinction RebellionextortionHail to the ThiefJeff BezosJonny GreenwoodKara SwisherNational EnquirerOK ComputerRadioheadransomransomwarerobbinhoodryukRyuk ransomwareThom Yorke |
The post Radiohead’s ransom response shows novel approach for ransomware victims appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:03:25 +0000
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| In this threat spotlight, we feature MegaCortex, another custom ransomware designed for targeted attacks on enterprises. Will this Matrix-inspired malware strike again? Categories: Tags: aes128ctrbusiness securitymegacortexransomransom.megacortexransomwareransomware attacktargeted ransomware |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Tatyana Shcherbakova| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 10:00:59 +0000
Scammers posing as CIA agents demand ransom for alleged possession of child porn, threatening arrest.
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