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In the wake of cyber crimes, a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is something to be on the look-out for. Lately, these attacks have seen phenomenal growth not only with regard to the increasing number of cases but also to new twists of development they are gaining. DDoS attacks, as the name suggests, bar […]
To demonstrate their creativity cybercriminals have released a new ransomware equipped with file encryption abilities and this time they have chosen logo of “Los Pollos Hermanos” fast food chain featured in famous TV show “Breaking Bad.” No matter how much we condemn cybercriminals for their deeds we cannot deny that they have been demonstrating their […]
The malicious email, targeted at a company’s resume screening department, is equipped with file encryption capabilities. A new ransomware having capabilities of file encryption is being flung at the company workers that perform resume screening for job seekers. This malware is distributed through a short and precise email message that appears legitimate and informs about […]
Files of over 20 Games Encrypted by TeslaCrypt Ransomware – Out of 185, 50 file extensions are game-oriented. TeslaCrypt is a crypto-ransomware that has targeted more than 50 custom game files of at least 20 famous products for encryption. Drive-by attacks are used for delivering the threat through Flash Player (CVE-2015-0311) whereas Internet Explorer (CVE-2013-2551) exploits […]
Everything formidable is often associated with its negative half and the same can be said of the internet. The origins of functional internet can be traced back to the 1990’s, the exact period of the origins of the early form of malware. Malware was then just a few lines of code in software that would […]
A man from Romania has committed suicide after his computer got infected with “police ransomware,” according to a local media report. Police ransomware is a common threat and many victims have been forced to pay bogus fines. According to Braila 24, the local newspaper, Marcel Datcu, a 36-year old man from Movila Miressii, hanged himself […]