It is once again highlighted in the news, the need for Android users to only source their apps from the official Google Play Store. This is in the wake of Google’s removal of a fake DApp MetaMask from Google Play, as it is loaded by ‘Clipper’, a known trojan that steals cryptocurrency wallet addresses. Google […]
In short order, the newest version of Cryptowall has begun showing up in exploit kits. The SANS Internet Storm Center said on Tuesday that an attacker working off domains belonging to Chinese registrar BizCN has been moving the ransomware via the Nuclear Exploit Kit. SANS ISC handler and Rackspace security engineer Brad Duncan said that […]
CryptoWall 4.0 has been released that displays a redesigned ransom note, new filenames, and now encrypts a file’s name along with its data. We were alerted to this new variant by various members who haveposted about being infected by what was being called the help_your_files ransomware. Once we were able to analyze a sample, though, it was […]
A cyber-security industry group has published new research on the CryptoWall ransomware campaign, finding that the attacks have generated more than $300m in ransom income and stem from a single source or entity. The report was published earlier this week by the Cyber Threat Alliance, founded by Intel Security, Symantec, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet. Major […]
Cryptowall attackers are smashing businesses in the Australian state of Queensland, according to the owner of a Townsville sex shop which has paid $1,058 to ransomware attackers to have its files unlocked. The third iteration of the dangerous ransomware hit Sweethearts, which describes itself as Queensland’s oldest sex shop, last Friday with a ransom demand […]