Ransomware
Removal of POLSAT Ransomware
The POLSAT Ransomware is a dangerous piece of malware, which is being spread on the Internet through fake downloads, malicious emails, misleading ads, and other shady content. It is very easy to encounter malware of... Read more
A New Link Between Facebook Ads and Ransomware Has Been Discovered
It seems bad actors have figured out a new way to exploit a legitimate platform to pressure ransomware victims into complying with their demands. Security researchers discovered that Facebook ads were used to pressure... Read more
Ransomware Attack Cost - Data Recovery Cost vs. Paying the Ransom Cost
Ransomware is one of the most damaging, effective, and pernicious methods of extorting cash out of their victims available to hackers to date. There is a multitude of ways to get infected, and it only takes a... Read more
MaxLinear Suffers a Data Breach During a Maze Ransomware Attack
Traditionally, ransomware attacks tend to be rather noisy. While distributors of keyloggers and password stealers want to remain as stealthy as possible, ransomware operators often tend to tell the victim just how... Read more
Shade Ransomware No Longer a Threat: Malicious Actors Shut Down All Operations and Released Over 750K Decryption Keys
Shade ransomware is a dreadful cryptor, which began its invasion back in 2014. Over time, the threat (also known as Troldesh or Encoder.858) began to distribute other malware on affected machines after encrypting the... Read more
Pitney Bowes Suffers a Data Breach After Another Ransomware Attack
On October 14, 2019, mailing equipment manufacturer Pitney Bowes announced that it had become the latest in a long line of victims of the Ryuk ransomware. As TechCrunch noted at the time, Pitney Bowes is a massive... Read more
Removal of Ctpl Ransomware
The Ctpl Ransomware is a variation of the Dharma Ransomware, and this means that it is impossible to crack its encryption via free utilities. The malware uses a flawless file-locking mechanism, which is guaranteed to... Read more
Tech Company Garmin Pays Millions After Ransomware Attack
Garmin, a brand associated with a lot of different GPS systems and sports equipment, reportedly paid millions of dollars of ransom after hackers infected its systems with ransomware in late July 2020. According to... Read more
UCSF Falls Victim to NetWalker Ransomware Attack – Pays Over $1m Ransom
The University of California San Francisco in the USA fell victim to a cyber-attack on June 01. The institution got targeted by NetWalker ransomware and decided to comply with the attackers' demands. Let's look into... Read more
REvil Cyber Crime Group Strikes Celebrity Law Firm – Makes Off with a Slew of Private Information
The REvil cybercrime group carried out such a brazen attack that the American government branded them as terrorists. The notorious hackers targeted a New York-based law firm – Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks. That,... Read more
The ProLock Ransomware Partners With Qakbot to Attack Corporate Networks
ProLock is a relatively new name on the ransomware scene, and in light of this, it's no surprise that the people behind it are more interested in hitting corporations rather than individual users. A while ago, the... Read more
Cognizant Falls Victim to the Maze Ransomware
Destructive ransomware attacks against large organizations are always big news, and unfortunately, they are becoming more and more common. On Saturday, for example, IT giant Cognizant admitted that it had fallen... Read more
Ransomware Payments Drop as Victims Refuse to Play Along
Security researchers have spotted a new trend in global ransomware attacks - victims who refuse to play along with the cyber criminals and outright decide not to pay the ransom money are growing in number. This trend... Read more
The ProLock Ransomware Operators Send Faulty Decryptors to Victims Who Pay the Ransom
As most of you probably know, not all ransomware is created equal. Some families are authored by young, inexperienced hackers who borrow most of their code from open repositories. Often, they make mistakes during the... Read more
Security Experts Discover a 4000% Increase in Ransomware Emails
While some countries in the world cannot seem to have the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic under control, others are already reporting the signs of what might turn into the second wave. At this point, it seems like... Read more
A Fake COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Hides Unicorn Ransomware
Usually, you can tell a lot about a cybercriminal from their attacks. The tricks they use often give us a good idea of how sophisticated the adversary is, but a recent campaign distributing the Unicorn ransomware... Read more
Ransomware Operators Threaten to Leak Celebrities' Data If They Don't Receive $42 Million
Last week, news broke of a ransomware attack against Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a law firm that works with a number of A-list celebrities like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2, etc. Normally, the law... Read more
Ransomware Creators Have Raked in $140 Million in the Last 6 Years, Fbi Says
Fraudsters and extortionists have always been around. Unfortunately, the crooks of today are not the same snake-oil salesmen of ages past. Thanks to the Internet, the malicious actors of today have a lot more reach... Read more
