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Pewcrypt ransomware is a file locking malware that is not created for money extortion purposes, unlike most of the other crypto-viruses are. The author, who is most likely a fan of a popular YouTuber PewDiePie, asks users to subscribe to his channel in order to surpass the sub count of an Indian channel that uploads […]
Cyber criminals now spreading a Gandcrab ransomware variant using Steganography Super Mario image via malicious Excel documents. Very recently a security researcher Matthew Rowen from Bromium encountered a spreadsheet that containing a trojan sample during the static analysis. The spreadsheet has an embedded macro and the code part reveals that the macro should exit immediately […]
They say WannaCrypt does not infect XP machines but looks like the problem appears on Windows7 machines with no Wanna cry patch. We have seen the devastating cyber attack that crippled computers in UK hospitals, and the UK NHS citing their machines was not patched for WannyCry. Microsoft statement during that time was “that those […]
Researchers discovered new Anatova Ransomware which is called as modular ransomware that encrypt users data with new techniques and demands $700 to unlock the files. The ransomware is a turnkey business for some criminals, and victims still pay the ever-increasing demands for ransom, it’s become a billion-dollar industry that shows no signs of going away […]
Newly discovered a distractive Ransomware Mongolock targets the databases & deleting files along with encrypting the files in order to demand the ransom amount. Ransomware attackers are nowadays dramatically increasing and the attackers are using different techniques to encrypt the files and evade the detection of security software with the ultimate motivation to earn revenue. Unlike […]
A new Ransomware called Anatova has been discovered in a private peer to peer network which is believed to be a very serious threat. This code is prepared for a modular extension that also checks for connected network-shares and will encrypt the files on the identified shares too. Outline of Anatova Anatova uses the icon […]
CryptoMix ransomware (old ransomware spotted early in 2016) returns with a new trick, ripping data and images from crowdfunding sites and claiming ransomware payments go to the needy. This old family of ransomware has returned with a new campaign which uses information about children stolen from crowdfunding websites and claims that payments made in exchange […]
A new legislation that has been announced by North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein and Rep. Jason Saine would soon make ransomware attack disclosure mandatory in North Carolina. The proposed legislation, which is designed to strengthen North Carolina’s identity theft protection law, includes ransomware attacks as security breaches which would require organizations in the state […]
One of the dangerous Fallout exploit kit now back to form with various new futures and delivering one of the widely distributed Ransomware GandCrab. Attackers using malvertising chain to ditributing the Fallout exploit kit since Jan 2015 via adult websites. Unlike past infection that discovered back to 2018, current distribution contain new futures including HTTPS […]
The City of Del Rio IT system was compromised by the Ransomware attack that leads to shut down the regular operation and the servers are disabled. Del Rio is a city in and the county seat of Val Verde County, Texas reported that the powerful Ransomware hit on their IT system. As a precaution step, Management Information Services (MIS) […]
A new malvertising chain that uses multiple payloads to steal confidential information from the victim’s machine and to encrypt their files with GandCrab Ransomware. Threat actors using the the Fallout exploit kit, a utility program that designedto exploit vulnerabilities in ports, softwares and to deploy backdoors in vulnerable systems. Malwarebytes security researchers observed a threat […]
FBI and DHS issued a joint alert on how to handle the SamSam ransomware attacks that targeted multiple industries. The SamSam ransomware is highly active in 2018, it breaks down 67 different types of organization network across the world especially in the U.S. Every time it evolves with improved sophisticated capabilities and carefully selected specific […]
A new ransomware strain spreading as a result of supply chain attack targeting Chinese users starting from December 1 and infected more than 100,000 computers. The ransomware not only encrypting the system files, but it is also capable of stealing login credentials of popular Chinese online services such as Taobao, Baidu Cloud, NetEase 163, Tencent […]
Moscow’s first ever cable car system was forced to shut down within two hours after the launch. Cybercriminals hacked into the cable car system and infected with ransomware. The cyber attack forced all the passengers to leave the cable car and the police reported that the cable car will no longer work. An unknown person […]
Two Iranian Men charges for Sophisticated SamSam Ransomware deployment on various public sectors, Hospitals, Municipalities that caused $30 million damages and huge amount of sensitive data lose. Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27 who residing in Iran were involved the deployment of the SamSam ransomware for almost 34-months. SamSam Ransomware is […]
Ransomware attack on East Ohio Regional Hospital and Ohio Valley Medical Center network caused a downtime and the emergency rooms are unable to take patients. According to Times Leader, the ransomware hits hospital systems on Friday, Nov. 23, evening and the hospitals were not able to accept the emergency squad patients. “At the moment, our […]
SamSam ransomware campaigns continue to launch attacks against various organizations sectors including Government, Healthcare and Industrial control sectors. Unlike other Ransomware, SamSam trying to exploiting the critical vulnerabilities in the target organization network instead of using wide spreading Spam approach to compromise the target that used by other ransomware families. The SamSam ransomware group behind […]
The port of San Diego computer system hit a massive cyber attack On September 27, 2018, and it was confirmed by officials as a Ransomware attack. The Port of San Diego serves the people of California as a specially created district, balancing multiple uses on 34 miles along San Diego Bay spanning five cities A statement […]
A new version of GandCrab Ransomware released, as like the previous version it was not distributed through exploit kits. The distribution method of GandCrab v5 is currently unknown, the new version appends a random 5 character extension on the encrypted files and creates HTML ransom note. Gandcrab Ransomware is a widespread Ransomware, nowadays it evolves […]
Hacker attack Arran Brewery using ransomware and lock down their computer system and demand ransom in bitcoin to unlock their system. It was one of the targeted attacks against Arran Brewery via email that contains attached ransom payload in order to demand the ransom. Arran Brewery, based on the Isle of Arran – a Scottish […]
A Romanian Woman Eveline Cismaru. 28, pled guilty to federal charges for illegally gaining access to more than 126 computers that connected to Surveillance cameras installed and used by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and infected them with ransomware. She pled guilty before the Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich to one count of conspiracy to commit wire […]