ransomware

More Countries Join The Fight Against Ransomware
More Countries Join The Fight Against Ransomware
October 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab, the global security company, announced Monday (Oct. 17) that, three months after launching the No More Ransom project, law enforcement agencies from 13...

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Ransomware’s Heavy Costs
Ransomware’s Heavy Costs
September 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Krebs on Security reported that ransomware — the style of cybercriminality that infects files on a computer server and then forces users to pay up in order...

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Why Bitcoin And Ransomware Seem To Go Hand In Hand
Why Bitcoin And Ransomware Seem To Go Hand In Hand
August 19, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

As the instances and threat of ransomware continues to wreak havoc on both businesses, governments and individuals around the world, it seems as though bitcoin...

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Security Researcher Flips The Script On Scammers
Security Researcher Flips The Script On Scammers
August 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A security researcher from France is giving cybercriminals a taste of their own medicine. In a recent blog post, Ivan Kwiatkowski explained how he tricked...

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Following The Ransomware-As-A-Service Money Trail
Following The Ransomware-As-A-Service Money Trail
August 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

IT security company Check Point released its in-depth research on the growing threat of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS). The security researchers identified the sophisticated infrastructure of Cerber,...

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Ransomware Scam Is Being Targeted At Government Agencies
Ransomware Scam Is Being Targeted At Government Agencies
August 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

And the beat keeps going when it comes to ransomware scams, this time targeting U.S. government agencies. That’s according to Proofpoint researchers who identified a...

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Companies Know They Have Been Hacked But Only Half Do Something About It
Companies Know They Have Been Hacked But Only Half Do Something About It
August 10, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Computer hacks of corporate systems are on the rise, and while KPMG found 80 percent of organizations have confirmed their systems have been hacked, only half...

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WatchPoint Aims to Stop Ransomware In Its Tracks
WatchPoint Aims to Stop Ransomware In Its Tracks
August 04, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

When it comes to ransomware, the bad guys don’t discriminate, which means companies of all shapes and sizes could fall victim to the scam that...

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Malware Attacks Experience Drastic Upswing In 2016
Malware Attacks Experience Drastic Upswing In 2016
July 20, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Despite efforts by companies and security professionals to protect the nation’s computer systems, incidents of malware attacks are on the upswing, coming at a rate that...

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