Facebook is disputing recent reports that the file-encrypting ransomware known as Locky spread through its instant messaging platform. The company's response comes as security fir... More
Tag Archives: ransomware
Is Ransomware Creeping Into Facebook, LinkedIn? (Bank Info Security)
What Could The Next Ransomware Note Say? Let’s Learn from 2016 (ITSP Magazine)
While ransomware threats are mostly an unknown entity to everyday consumers and Internet users, the widespread havoc these types of attacks have waged on healthcare organizations d... More
Report: Ransomware Attacks More Than Doubled in Q3 (Dark Reading)
A study of the cyber threat landscape from July to September 2016 by Kaspersky Lab reveals that ransomware attacks have more than doubled in Q3 with modifications rising 3.5 times ... More
Europol: Ransomware, Crime-as-a-Service Lead Cybersecurity Worries
A new report from Europol — the European Union’s (EU) international law enforcement agency — details the top cybersecurity threats facing both businesses and individuals, and... More
FBI Calls for Better Ransomware Reporting
Companies and individuals affected by ransomware — where malware installed on computers and servers encrypts files and makes them inaccessible until a ransom is paid — often do... More
Ransomware Getting More Targeted (Krebs on Security)
What we can expect is not only more targeted and destructive attacks, but also ransom demands that vary based on the attacker’s estimation of the value of the data being held h... More
How Ransomware Became a Billion-Dollar Nightmare for Businesses (The Atlantic)
In recent months, a proliferation of ransomware attacks has affected everyone from personal-computer and smart-phone owners to hospitals and police departments. An attack work... More
Researcher Scams Fake Tech Support Scammer (Network World)
While the big security news was happening in Las Vegas at conferences, security researcher Ivan Kwiatkowski’s story was too funny to pass up—at least if you loathe scareware s... More
Channeling Security — CenturyLink’s Mahon: ‘Don’t Buy Another Thing’ (Channel Partners)
CenturyLink CSO David Mahon has good news and bad news for channel execs, many of whom will spend time over the next few months deciding where to invest to meet customers’ cybe... More
Why Ransomware is Booming in 2016 (ZD Net)
When it comes to tech security threats, 2016 has been the year of ransomware, with numerous high-profile organisations forced to pay ransoms in order to regain access to crucial... More