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Ransomware success creates apathy towards traditional antivirus software

In the last 12 months, 48 percent of organizations across the globe have fallen victim to a ransomware campaign, with 80 percent indicating that they’ve suffered from three or …

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Encryption ransomware hits record levels

The amount of phishing emails containing a form of ransomware grew to 97.25 percent during the third quarter of 2016 up from 92 percent in Q1. PhishMe’s Q3 2016 Malware Review …

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Ransoc browser locker/ransomware blackmails victims

An unusual combination of browser locker and ransomware, dubbed Ransoc by researchers, is targeting users who visit adult sites. Ransoc targets victims’ reputation The …

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Malicious spam volume hits two year high

According to the Kaspersky Lab Spam and Phishing in Q3 report, the company’s products blocked 73,066,751 attempts to attack users with malicious attachments. This is the …

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Telecrypt ransomware uses Telegram for command and control

Telecrypt, a newly spotted piece of crypto ransomware that uses Telegram’s communication protocol to deliver the decryption key to the crooks, is targeting Russian-speaking …

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Healthcare industry lacks basic security awareness among staff

SecurityScorecard released a comprehensive analysis exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities across 700 healthcare organizations including medical treatment facilities, health …

MBRFilter: Cisco open sources tool to protect the Master Boot Record

Cisco’s Talos research team has open sourced MBRFilter, a tool that aims to prevent a system’s Master Boot Record (MBR) getting overwritten by malware. The latest …

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Fight fraud: Scams, identity theft, ransomware attacks

In an increasingly technology-oriented world, cybercrime has become all too common for both consumers and businesses. Internet crime takes many forms and includes everything …

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13 countries join global ransomware fight

Just three months after the successful launch of the No More Ransom project, law enforcement agencies from a further 13 countries have signed up to fight ransomware together …

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How to implement an EFSS ransomware recovery plan

Ransomware attacks are at an all-time high, and security experts warn it has become a matter of “when” not “if” your company will be breached. The number of victims has grown …

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WSF attachments are the latest malware delivery vehicle

Most users have by now learned not to open executable (.EXE), various MS Office, RTF and PDF files delivered via unsolicited emails, but malware peddlers are always trying out …

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53% of DDoS attacks result in additional compromise

DDoS attack volume has remained consistently high and these attacks cause real damage to organizations, according to Neustar. The global response also affirms the prevalent …

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