Collaborate Disseminate
Romanian police have arrested five individuals suspected of infecting tens of thousands of computers across Europe and the United States in recent years by spreading two infamous ransomware families—Cerber and CTB Locker.
Under Operation Bakovia—a maj… Continue reading Romanian Police Arrest 5 People for Spreading CTB Locker and Cerber Ransomware
For a while, it appeared that Locky ransomware had completely disappeared and allowed for Cerber to take the number one spot as the most distributed piece of ransomware. But after a long absence, Locky returns in full swing.
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So… Continue reading Locky ransomware is back, but we already protect against it
Attackers are attempting to exploit the recent Apache Struts vulnerability on Windows servers and the payload is a variant of the Cerber ransomware. Continue reading Apache Struts 2 Exploits Installing Cerber Ransomware
A spam campaign called Blank Slate is spreading Cerber ransomware and abusing hosting providers to register new domains as soon as they’re taken down. Continue reading Blank Slate Spam Campaign Spreads Cerber Ransomware
A spam campaign called Blank Slate is spreading Cerber ransomware and abusing hosting providers to register new domains as soon as they’re taken down. Continue reading Blank Slate Spam Campaign Spreads Cerber Ransomware
From March 2016 we’ve observed the evolution of an interesting low-level ransomware, Petya. Now, we are facing an outbreak of the fourth version – this time under a new name – Goldeneye, and, appropriately, a new, golden theme.Categories: Malware
Malw… Continue reading Goldeneye Ransomware – the Petya/Mischa combo rebranded
What’s the worst that could happen when a Ransomware malware hits University?
Last month, the IT department of the University from where I have done my graduation called me for helping them get rid of a Ransomware infection that locked down all its st… Continue reading University Pays Hackers $20,000 to get back its Ransomware Infected Files