Hackers are escalating recent attacks against hospitals with new stains of server-side ransomware whose most recent variants are dubbed SamSam and Maktub.
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Maktub ransomware creators want your money fast
Ransomware is really popular among the bad guys. This variant stands out for its “visual” aspects — and its embrace of time-based dynamic pricing.
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What happens when you piss off the Locky ransomware creators
Whenever computer users get attacked by a type of malware or ransomware, their first reaction is to, probably, get angry. Well, we can assure you that the same thing happens when a hacker’s work is blocked by our Protection Lab guys, which are doing a great job fighting the newest threats on the market.
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Will Locky ransomware and the Dridex botnet take an Easter vacation?
Locky ransomware may take an Easter Break, at least in terms of phishing email distribution. And it’s all about the bad guys finding the target audience, not their love of Easter Eggs.
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Android: The  phone is not the target, your money is
Android devices are currently the most attacked devices on the market, accordingly to 2015 figures collected by Avira Virus Lab. Last year, 98% of the infections found on devices were running this Operation System.
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To pay or not to pay? What you should know about ransomware
Ransomware is a very popular type of malicious code present and has a very peculiar operation: hijacks your files and asks for a monetary ransom. So should you pay the cybercriminals?
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Locky’s JavaScript downloader
Locky is a considerable security threat that is now widely spread.
It seems that Locky’s authors are now predominately using one campaign to spread the ransomware. Last week, we published a blog post about Locky Ransomware, the ransomware that is most likely being spread by the infamous Dridex botnet. In our last blog post, we described three campaigns the Locky authors are using to spread their malware. Now Locky’s authors are mainly using the campaign with javascript packed into a zip file sent to people through phishing emails.
Malvertising Campaign Hits Top Websites to Spread Ransomware
Hackers are always in search for an elite method to create loopholes in the cyberspace to implement the dark rules in the form of vulnerability exploitation.
Top Trustworthy sites such as The New York Times, BBC, MSN, AOL and many more are on the verge of losing their face value as a malwertized advertisement campaign are looming around the websites, according to SpiderLabs.
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Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day
Weeks after it started attacking and encrypting victims’ information, Locky is still targeting many users. Here’s what you need to know about this threat.
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Massive Malvertising Campaign Lands On Top Websites
Malvertisers tricked ad networks to run ads which link to Angler EK on major websites such as Answers.com.