Ransomware
Meet the Barack Obama ransomware
Sometimes strange names put to malware catch the attention of media who are always in the zeal to disclose newly discovered web viruses to the world. One such happens to be Barack Obama’s Blackmail Virus Ransomware. First reported by the MalwareHunter team, this ransomware is said to only encrypt.EXE files on a computer after which […]
EMEA pays high to ransomware spreading hackers
A survey conducted by Barracuda on over 630 organizations, says that corporate organizations from the EMEA region are paying hackers the demanded ransom in order to free up their databases from encrypting malware. This approach is being highly discouraged by law enforcers and security experts as it doesn’t guaranty data access to the victims and […]
Ransomware attack on Vermont based Wendell’s Furniture
In July this year, Vermont based Wendell’s furniture is reported to have become a victim of ransomware attack. It’s said that hackers succeeded in stealing sales info from the past 8 years and that includes customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. Ryan Farrell, the President of Wendell’s Furniture has confirmed the news and […]
How to survive a Ransomware attack
Ransomware attack has become a nightmare to most of the companies these days. And a survey conducted by IDC has proved that most of the CIOs or CTOs leading organizations do not know on how to deal with the situation when ransomware authors target their company’s database. In this article, we will discuss on a […]
KeyPass Ransomware can be used to launch sophisticated Cyber Attacks
KeyPass Ransomware which was first identified early this month is said to have spread to hundreds of victims in more than 20 countries around the world through phony software installers. And security experts say that the malware is coded in such a way that it allows its authors to launch cyber attacks on a further […]
Professional Golfer’s Association of America hit by Ransomware
Professional Golfer’s Association of America, shortly known as PGA is said to have become a target to ransomware spreaders on Tuesday this week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the servers of PGA America were hit by the malware- just before the official launch of PGA Championship in Missouri officially scheduled to […]
BlackBerry Workspaces offers ransomware recovery for businesses
BlackBerry which is trying hard to establish itself in the field of cybersecurity has announced that it has updated its Workspaces Content Collaboration platform with new ransomware recovery capability that will help users to quickly recover their data from cyber attacks more quickly to mitigate potential damage. As ransomware is topping the charts of malware […]
FBI issues warning on Ransomware Computer Scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) has alerted the whole of businesses operating in America against ransomware scams where a malware is secretly installed by hackers to encrypt data and demand a ransom in exchange to the decryption key. This includes the firms operating in Banking, academic and the third parties connected to the fed. FBI […]
Cyber Crooks are now turning to Cryptojacking from Ransomware attacks
Kaspersky Labs latest report suggests that Cyber Crooks are turning to crypto jacking from ransomware attacks and that’s due to the fact that the former is proving more profitable than the latter. The report compiled by the Russian Cybersecurity firm suggests that the total number of users who encountered ransomware has fallen by around 30 […]
Ransomware attack on Winnipeg Mattress and Furniture Store
A mattress and furniture store named Best Sleep Centre located in Winnipeg is said to have become a victim of a ransomware attack. Hackers reportedly locked down the database of the store and demanded a cryptocurrency of 0.6 bitcoins or $6000 in Canadian currency in exchange for the decryption key. David Keam, the owner of […]
