Lockout Ransomware Shows a Legal Notice to Windows Users
New types of ransomware are discovered on a very regular basis. Some of these creations are copy-and-paste jobs, which do not bring anything new to the table. Every now …
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Russian Officials Arrest 16 Members of Notorious Cron Cybercrime Gang
It seems as if government officials made a few major arrests related to a notorious Russian cyber gang. The group, known as “Cron”, successfully managed to raid bank accounts. Authorities …
Kee Ransomware Removes Payment Option to Make Victims Sufffer
Everyone is well aware of how internet criminals like to deploy ransomware as a way to cause havoc. In most cases, getting rid of such malicious software can only …
EternalRocks Worm Uses Six NSA-developed SMB Exploits to Infect Computers
The NSA vulnerabilities related to the Windows SMB exploit have proven to be quite problematic. Multiple types of ransomware are exploiting this issue with an astonishing rate of success so far. …
WannaCry Ransomware Starts Infecting Medical Devices Running Windows Embedded
It looks like there is another major development regarding the WannaCry ransomware attack. Instead of going after personal and enterprise computers, the malicious software is now infecting medical devices …
Legislative Proposal Wants to Force NSA to Disclose Tech Exploits Sooner
If there is one thing to take away from the entire WannaCry ransomware debacle, it is how the NSA is largely responsible for these problems. To be more specific, …
BTCWare Ransomware Master Decryption Key has Been Made Public
During these trying times of Bitcoin ransomware, it is good to know some threats are nullified in the end. BTCWare, a lesser-known type of Bitcoin ransomware, can now be …
Monero Mining Malware Prevented WannaCry From Infecting Even More Computers
It is rather strange to think of cryptocurrency-mining malware as a potential ally in the ongoing fight against cryptocurrency ransomware. Interestingly enough, that is exactly what happened. A few …
Two Independent OpenVPN Audits Yield Mostly Positive Results
A lot of people around the world rely on a VPN connection to access information and obfuscate online behavior. A lot of VPN providers use the OpenVPN protocol, which …