The Shadow Brokers Threaten to Expose Alleged Former NSA Hacker
The Shadow Brokers have been relatively quiet over the past few weeks, which is never a good sign. It now appears the infamous hacker collective is looking to expose …
Category: Security
NotPetya Ransomware Attack can be Stopped in its Tracks With a Simple Batch File
The world awoke to a rather nasty surprise yesterday, as a new global ransomware attack was discovered. At first, it was assumed this was a Petya ransomware attack, but …
Shifr Ransomware-as-a-Service Portal Only Takes a 10% Cut From Every Payment
The world has seen multiple ransomware-as-a-service tools over the past months. Even though one could argue the market is on the brink of getting saturated, that does not appear …
Sustained Cyberattack Shuts Down British Parliament’s Email Service
Governments are still very prone to cyberattacks these days. It is only a matter of time until the next attack happens, by the look of things. The British Parliament …
Russia Threatens Telegram Over Data
Another day, another attempt to constrict the basic human rights of humans. Though I have written extensively on the United States’ actions against freedom of speech and net neutrality, …
Gangsta Ransomware Lets Victims Decrypt Files Free of Charge
There are quite a few interesting initiatives in the world of malware right now. Every ransomware strain wants to stand out from the others, although it is becoming far …
Koler Ransomware Targets US Citizens With Fake PornHub Android App
People often say the internet is for porn, and to a certain degree they are absolutely right. In the year 2017 however, the Internet is also for ransomware and …
Number of Data Breaches Increased by 1.8% in 2016
Despite the number of data breaches still going up, there are some positive news as well. New research indicates the average cost per data breach is going down, which …
Latest Locky Ransomware Distribution Campaign Targets Windows XP and Vista Users
There is good news and bad news when it comes to the infamous Locky ransomware strain. The bad news is how this type of malware has received another update …