Students unaware about ransomware costs, impact

A new Webroot survey reveals a disconnect between what college students say they would pay to access personal data being held for ransom and the reality of actual ransomware payments. While students reported they would only pay around $50 to retrieve their personal data, typical ransomware payments actually range from $500 to $1,000. In May, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported there were 2,453 reported ransomware incidents in 2015, resulting in losses to victims … More Continue reading Students unaware about ransomware costs, impact

Reactions to the KeRanger ransomware for Macs

Palo Alto researchers have discovered the first fully functional ransomware aimed at Mac users. The malware, dubbed KeRanger, has been found bundled into the Mac version of the open source Transmission BitTorrent client, and made available for download on the Transmission developers’ official website. Here are some of the comments Help Net Security received. Aviv Raff, CTO at Seculert The KeRanger ransomware for Macs demonstrates that ransomware is a growing trend. However, Mac shipments are … More Continue reading Reactions to the KeRanger ransomware for Macs