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A new widespread ransomware worm, known as “Bad Rabbit,” that hit over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia and Ukraine this week leverages a stolen NSA exploit released by the Shadow Brokers this April to spread across victims’ networks.
Earl… Continue reading Bad Rabbit Ransomware Uses Leaked ‘EternalRomance’ NSA Exploit to Spread
A new widespread ransomware attack is spreading like wildfire around Europe and has already affected over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Germany, in the past few hours.
Dubbed “Bad Rabbit,” is reportedly a new Petya-… Continue reading Bad Rabbit: New Ransomware Attack Rapidly Spreading Across Europe
Whenever we feel like the Locky ransomware is dead, the notorious threat returns with a bang.
Recently, researchers from two security firms have independently spotted two mass email campaigns, spreading two different, but new variants of the Locky ran… Continue reading Massive Email Campaign Sends Locky Ransomware to Over 23 Million Users
Ransomware has been around for a few years but has become an albatross around everyone’s neck—from big businesses and financial institutions to hospitals and individuals worldwide—with cyber criminals making millions of dollars.
In just past few months, we saw a scary strain of ransomware attacks including WannaCry, Petya and LeakerLocker, which made chaos worldwide by shutting down hospitals
Continue reading Warning: Two Dangerous Ransomware Are Back – Protect Your Computers
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a 51-year-old man accused of distributing the infamous Petya ransomware (Petya.A, also known as NotPetya) — the same computer virus that massively hit numerous businesses, organisations and banks in Ukraine as well as different parts of Europe around 45 days ago.
However, the story is not as simple as it seems, which portrayed this man as a criminal. I
Continue reading Ukrainian Man Arrested For Distributing NotPetya Ransomware And Helping Tax Evaders
The cyber criminals behind the global WannaCry ransomware attack that caused chaos worldwide have finally cashed out their ransom payments.
Nearly three months ago, the WannaCry ransomware shut down hospitals, telecom providers, and many businesses wo… Continue reading Hackers Behind WannaCry Ransomware Withdraw $143,000 From Bitcoin Wallets
Ukrainian National Police has released a video showing officers raiding company of M.E.Doc accounting software makers, whose systems have been linked to outbreak of Petya (NotPetya) ransomware that recently infected computers of several major companies worldwide.
On 4th July, masked police officers from Ukrainian anti-cybercrime unit — carrying shotguns and assault rifles — raided the
The author of original Petya ransomware is back.
After 6 months of silence, the author of the now infamous Petya ransomware appeared today on Twitter to help victims unlock their files encrypted by a new version of Petya, also known as NotPetya.
“We’… Continue reading Original Author of Petya Ransomware is Back & He Wants to Help NotPetya Victims
What if I say the Tuesday’s devastating global malware outbreak was not due to any ransomware infection?
Yes, the Petya ransomware attacks that began infecting computers in several countries, including Russia, Ukraine, France, India and the United Sta… Continue reading Turns Out New Petya is Not a Ransomware, It’s a Destructive Wiper Malware
Watch out, readers! It is ransomware, another WannaCry, another wide-spread attack.
The WannaCry ransomware is not dead yet and another large scale ransomware attack is making chaos worldwide, shutting down computers at corporates, power supplies, and… Continue reading Petya Ransomware Spreading Rapidly Worldwide, Just Like WannaCry