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Canadian firm VoIP.ms hit by non-stop extortion-based DDoS attacks

Although unconfirmed; the notorious REvil ransomware gang could be behind the DDoS attacks on VoIP.ms. A Quebec-based Internet phone service provider VoIP.ms,...

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Cyber Events

REvil gang hits UK ITSPs with series of extortion-based DDoS attacks

Reportedly, the REvil ransomware gang is using DDoS attacks to make huge ransom demands from victim companies VoIP Unlimited and Voipfone. Two...

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Cyber Crime

Fake ransom scams targeting families of missing persons

FBI has issued an alert to families of missing persons to watch out for fake ransom scams in which cyber criminals demand...

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Cyber Crime

Unheard recordings of Radiohead from Ok Computer hacked; refuses to pay ransom

Popular British rock band Radiohead is in the news for all the wrong reasons. According to an announcement made by Radiohead this...

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News

Applicants data of 3 elite US colleges hacked for ransom

Recently it was reported that Chinese hackers are aiming to target around 26 leading research academies to steal research about maritime technology,...

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Cyber Crime

Email service provider loses 2 decades worth of data due to hack attack

Famed secure email service provider VFEmail has become a victim of a hack attack by an unknown cybercriminal. The company claims that...

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News

Dark Overlord hackers vow to leak 9/11 related data stolen from law firm

On Monday when the whole world was gearing up to celebrate New Year’s Eve hackers from The Dark Overlord group made astonishing...

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Malware

New ransomware campaign encrypts files even if the ransom is paid

Nearly 50 Linux and Windows servers have been affected by these attacks Ransomware attacks became popular (for the worst reasons) in a...

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News

Ransomhack; a new attack blackmailing business owners using GDPR

Hackers are threatening companies to leak stolen user data online to hurt them through GDPR regulations – In return they are demanding...

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Ransomware

Innovative Android Ransomware “DoubleLocker” Encrypts data and changes the Device PIN

Security researchers from ESET spotted a new Android ransomware DoubleLocker which encrypts all the files on your device and also it changes...

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Incidents

DDoS Extortion Group Sends Ransom Demand to Thousands of Companies

A group of DDoS extortionists using the name of Phantom Squad has sent out a massive spam wave to thousands of companies...

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Incidents

Massive Wave of MongoDB Ransom Attacks Makes 26,000 New Victims

Ransom attacks on MongoDB databases rekindled last week and over the weekend with the emergence of three new groups that hijacked over...

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Malware

ShieldFS Can Stop and Revert the Effects of Ransom ware Infections

Italian researchers have developed a Windows drop-in driver and custom filesystem that are capable of detecting the telltale signs of a ransomware...

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Data Security

Hackers Demand Banks $315k Ransom or Face DDoS Attacks

Armada Collective, a group of online attackers, is demanding a ransom payment of $315,000 from South Korean banks – In the case...

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Vulnerabilities

More people infected by recent WCry worm can unlock PCs without paying ransom

A tool released on Friday decrypts PCs running a fuller suite of Windows versions. New hope glimmered on Friday for people hit...

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Vulnerabilities

Hacker Demands Ransom After Stealing Source Code From Famous App Maker

Steven Frank, co-founder of Panic, a vendor of Mac and iOS apps, has admitted yesterday that a hacker stole some of his...

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Ransomware

Ransomware Back in Action-JAFF Distributed using malicious PDF documents

[jpshare]Ransomware JAFF Back in action this late April, circulating through malicious PDF files.Necurs, one of the biggest botnets, went disconnected amid the...