Ransomware Archives - Page 7 of 9

Compromised WordPress, Joomla sites used to spread Shade ransomware

Application Security, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware, Phishing / Frank Crast / March 29, 2019 / CMS, Joomla, Ransomware, Shade, Shade/Troldesh, WordPress, Zscaler

Cyber attackers have compromised hundreds of CMS sites running WordPress or Joomla to serve up Shade ransomware and phishing pages in the wild.

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Emotet malware threat re-emerges with new features

Malware, Messaging Security, Phishing / Frank Crast / January 19, 2019 / Cisco, Cybercrime, email, Emotet, malware, Proxy, Ransomware, SORBS, SpamCop, Spamhaus, Talos

The infamous banking trojan Emotet is re-emerging via new cyber campaigns after a low period of activity over the recent Christmas holidays. Emotet is one of the most widely developed and distributed malware families used by cyber criminals.

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PyLocky ransomware decryption tool

Business Continuity & Resiliency, Malware / Frank Crast / January 13, 2019 / C2, Locky, malware, PyLocky, Python, Ransomware, Talos

Talos security researchers have developed a new decryption tool that victims could potentially use to recover files locked out by PyLocky ransomware.

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SamSam ransomware threat

Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / December 4, 2018 / DHS, FBI, Ransomware, RDP, SamSam, Vulnerabilities, Windows

The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a security alert warning bad actors are using SamSam ransomware to target industries across the United States and worldwide.

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Dharma ransomware leads to hospital data breach

Data Breach, Malware / Frank Crast / November 19, 2018 / ABH, Altus Baytown Hospital, Cyberattack, Dharma, malware, Ransomware

A Dharma ransomware outbreak at a Texas hospital may have led to a customer data breach.

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Kraken ransomware threat

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / November 5, 2018 / Exploit, Fallout, Kraken, malware, McAfee, RaaS, Ransomware

Cyber criminals have been peddling a relatively newer ransomware dubbed Kraken Cryptor targeting victims in multiple countries.

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GandCrab ransomware evolves again to form new cyber criminal alliances

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / October 11, 2018 / CVE-2018-8120, CVE-2018-8440, GandCrab, malware, McAfee, Ransomware, Windows

A new version of GandCrab ransomware is evolving and gaining momentum with underground

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Virobot: ransomware and botnet threat

Malware / Frank Crast / September 22, 2018 / botnet, malware, Ransomware, Trend Micro, Virobot

Security researchers at Trend Micro have spotted a “more innovative” ransomware attack that uses Virobot, malware that possesses ransomware and botnet capabilities that affects users in the United States.

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KeyPass ransomware spreads worldwide

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / August 17, 2018 / KeyPass, malware, Ransomware

A nasty strain of ransomware dubbed KeyPass has been infecting computers around the world.

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Hackers target PGA servers with ransomware

Leave a Comment / Cybersecurity Attacks, Malware / Frank Crast / August 9, 2018 / golf, malware, PGA, Ransomware

Hackers targeted servers belonging to the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) and encrypted files hosted on those systems with ransomware.

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