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New Ransomware Does The Unforgivable – Forgets How To Unlock Your Files
Ransomware is a whole new level of problems for computer users. Previously malicious software, or malware for short, would spread causing chaos and destruction wherever it could, but ransomware is a little more targeted. Ransomware is designed to stop you from accessing your files and in order to gain access…
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Linux Systems Targeted by New Ransomware
Ransomware is a particularly nasty piece of malware that has become even more popular in recent years. Initially, malware was designed to just disrupt or damage a person’s computers or files. Then came ransomware, designed to benefit the creator by either disturbing or denying access to their files the ransomware…
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Android Ransomware Gets Cruel – Requires Factory Reset
We’ve all been told about viruses, be it at school or by our children, we all know that they are nasty little pieces of code that can do some nasty things to our PC’s. Even fewer people have heard about ransomware, though, a form of virus (or rather malware) that…
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Ransomware Locks Your Android Phone Pin And Asks For Cash
Ransomware is akin to the booming stock market of yesteryear for hackers, the notion of locking an individual’s infected device is a powerful reality for today’s modern day connected gadgets. As such it can be no surprise that a new technique has surfaced which implements a free app on third-party…
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Malicious Porn App Took Secret Photos of Users
A fraudulent Android porn app that took secret photos of users and attempted to blackmail them has been discovered by security firm Zscaler. Adult Player purported to offer users pornographic videos, but quietly used an Android device’s front-facing camera to snap the user, lock their device, and try to extort…
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Extensive Malvertising Campaign Targets Yahoo!
This Malvertising Campaign is no longer active having been reported to Yahoo by Anti Malware blocker Malwarebytes, it’s still newsworthy to note the stats and techniques which targeted yahoo Ad Network for now and future reference. According to the following statistics, yahoo and its combined websites has an estimated 6.9…
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Windows 10 Ransomware Discovered
Well this didn’t take long! A new form of ransomware has been discovered which if downloaded, will automatically encrypt your files before demanding a fee to unlock them. The distributors of this malicious code are attempting to impersonate Microsoft by “offering” users a free upgrade via email. This scam takes…
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US Police Forced to Pay Bitcoin Ransom
It’s strange to think that the police force could become a victim of hackers. The strict network security implementation would make you think that they’re safe from any hacking scheme. Clearly not. Maine police departments have recently encountered hackers within their network. The police officials were baffled by the hackers…
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Kaspersky Develops Ransomware Decryption Tool
Ransomware is becoming more prevalent and taking user’s data hostage and demanding money for the release. Now with crime fighters getting their hands on a server Kaspersky has been able to make a decryption tool by using the decryption keys found on the machine. Netherlands’ National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU)…
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Shape-Shifting ‘Beebone’ Malware Taken Down by Europol and the FBI
It looks like a shape-shifting malware that was able to change its identity up to 19 times a day to avoid detection has been put to rest by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. The malware dubbed ‘Beebone’ is said to have been controlling 100,000 computers at its peak back…
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iCloud Hack Takes Out Apple Devices in Australia and New Zealand
Some Australians and New Zealanders who own iPads and iPhones received a rude awakening from an online attacker. When they powered up their iOS devices, their home screens were locked on a nefarious message. “Device hacked by Oleg Pliss,” says the message. “For unlock device YOU NEED send voucher code …
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Ransomware Threat Awareness Rising Among IT Security Experts
Almost half of IT security staff know at least one company that has been hit by ransomware attacks, designed to lock victims out of critical files until a monetary ransom is provided. It’s a frightening threat with a growing amount of apprehension related to ransomware, with more security experts aware of…
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Avast Releases Free Tool to Remove Simplocker Ransomware From Hijacked Phones
Security company Avast has announced the release of the avast! Ransomware Removal, a new tool designed to help compromised Google Android users decrypt files on devices hijacked by Simplocker. If you’re not familiar, Simplocker is a nasty ransomware, and even though it was coded in a way that allowed security experts…
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“Oleg Pliss” Apple iPhone Hack Spreads To the USA, UK and New Zealand
On the back of yesterday’s news that Australian Apple Devices were getting hijacked through the ‘Find my iPhone’ feature it turns out that the problem is significantly more widespread than first reported. The ‘Oleg Pliss’ ransomware demands a $100/€100 ransom payment in order to unlock your device. The number of…
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