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Ransomware MegaCortex performs 47 attacks within a week
A ransomware called MegaCortex carried out 47 attacks last week. That's two-thirds of all 76 attacks detected ...
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Ransomware poses as anti-virus software to infect victims
A successful family of ransomware called Dharma is now trying to infect victims by posing as anti-virus softwa...
PewDiePie-ransomware encrypts files permanently
Fans of YouTube star PewDiePie have developed two new types of ransomware, in an attempt to persuade as many p...
Free remedy against BigBobRoss-ransomware available
Avast and Emsisoft provide free decryption software to those affected by the BigBobRoss version of ransomware....
U.S. state pays $400,000 after ransomware attack
In Jackson County, Georgia, no less than 400,000 dollars (355,624 euros) was paid to cyber criminals. This put...
Microsoft: ransomware attacks decrease but phishing increases
Every year, Microsoft publishes the Security Intelligence Report. This year, the report reaches its twenty-fou...
“Cryptojacking increased by 450 percent in 2018
Cryptojacking attacks, in which hackers steal processor power from victims to generate cryptic currency, incre...
Bitdefender releases new version of GandCrab decrypter
For the third time, the Bitdefender team, together with the Romanian police and Europol, have released a free ...
Security feature in Intel chips abused to hide malware
Security researchers discovered a way to use Intel SGX to hide malware code so the operating system and antivi...
“European SMEs are more exposed than ever to ransomware attacks.
European SMEs are increasingly facing ransomware attacks from hackers. Compared to 2017, the number of hack at...