ransomware

A new piece of ransomware that (mis)uses the Cryptolocker “brand” has been analyzed by Bromium researchers, and they discovered that aside from the usual …

Malware peddlers are taking advantage of real time advertising bidding networks to deliver ransomware to unsuspecting users, FireEye researchers are warning. “Real Time …

Cyber crooks’ love for ransomware continues unabated, and user are warned about several active campaigns trying to deliver the malware on target computers. The campaigns …

A new spam wave has hit hundreds of mailboxes with malicious .chm attachments to spread the infamous Cryptowall ransomware. Cryptowall is an advanced version of Cryptolocker, …

Mobile crypto-ransomware Simplocker has evolved, and returning the encrypted files to their unencrypted state is no longer easy as it was. First spotted in June 2014, …

French companies are the latest targets of cyber crooks wielding the CTB Locker (aka Critroni) ransomware. The emails look like their coming from an employee of the target …

Fake Facebook account suspension emails are doing rounds of inboxes around the world, trying to convince the recipients that their account has been temporarily disabled due to …

For most people, a ransomware infection is not a huge tragedy: they pay the bogus fine (or not), and ultimately get their computer back either because the criminals unlock it …

The infamous Cryptowall ransomware is back: the newest version has been spotted compromising users starting on January 12. According to both Microsoft and the researcher that …

Crypto-ransomware continues to be a very effective way for cyber crooks to “earn” serious money: the method is so lucrative that with a single campaign, the crooks …

The last days of the past and the first days of the current year have been unlucky for visitors of several popular sites including the Huffington Post and Gamezone.com, which …

ESET researchers analyzed a widespread case of ransomware generally known as TorrentLocker, which started spreading in early 2014. The latest variant of the malware has …