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New Ransomware, Attack Android Phones which Looks like Wannacry

A New Android  Ransomware spreading through Chinese game “King glory” attack Android Mobile phones spotted in China.This ransomware developed by using same graphics of wannacry Ransomware which was targetted only Windows Platform. According to Qihoo 360 mobile guards, This ransomware Damage will be heavier since it targeting Android Devices and can easily spread around the […]

No more ransom adds immense power to globe against Ransomware Battle

We are at the end of 2016, hope everyone aware of Ransomware and it’s impact on business.One reason that ransomware is so effective is that the cybersecurity field is not entirely prepared for its resurgence. Attacks are more successful when effective countermeasures are not in place.  Security firms are consistently developing and releasing anti-ransomware applications […]

Wave of business websites hijacked to deliver crypto-ransomware

Sites exploited by SoakSoak bots give the gift of CryptXXX malware. If you’ve visited the do-it-yourself project site of Dunlop Adhesives, the official tourism site for Guatemala, or a number of other legitimate (or in some cases, marginally legitimate) websites, you may have gotten more than the information you were looking for. These sites are […]

Decrypted: The new AutoLocky Ransomware fails to impersonate Locky

A new ransomware was discovered that tries to impersonate the well known Locky ransomware. It calls itself Locky and even adds .Locky to encrypted files, but on closer examination there was definitely something off. First, the ransom note is completely different and it does not utilize Tor for its Command & Control servers. When I dug […]

New crypto-ransomware encrypts files then disguises them as quarantined

Researchers have found a new ransomware which shows your files are quarantined, actually the are not. Trend Micro has recently reported that a new ransomware variant targeting Russian speakers, was detected by their threat response engineer, Michael Marcos. BAT_CYRPVAULT.A or CRYPVAULT was evidenced to have been distributed as an attachment to spam emails. This particular ransomware […]