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IC3 Issues Alert on CryptoWall Ransomware
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert warning that U.S. individuals and businesses are still at risk of CryptoWall ransomware fraud. Scam operators use ransomware—a type of malicious software—to infect a device and restrict access until a ransom fee is paid. Individuals an...
Cryptowall 3.0 Infections Spike from Angler EK, Malicious Spam
Since the Angler Exploit Kit began in late May spreading Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware, traffic containing the malware has continued to grow, putting more potential victims in harm’s way. Today, the SANS Internet Storm Center reported that Cryptowall 3.0 infections are emanating from not only the...
FBI Releases "Ransomware on the Rise"
The FBI has released an article addressing ransomware campaigns that use intimidating messages claiming to be from the FBI or other government agencies. Scam operators use ransomware – a type of malicious software – to infect a computer and restrict access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock i...
Crowti Cryptowall 3.0 Ransomware Moving in I2P Network
A new strain of the Crowti ransomware, also dubbed Cryptowall 3.0, was spotted by researchers early this week after a quiet period during the holiday season. The twist to these recent infections is that the malware communicates over the I2P anonymity network. French researcher Kafeine confirmed...
Key Flaw Enables Recovery of Files Encrypted by TorrentLocker
Crypto ransomware, a relatively unknown phenomenon a couple of years ago, has exploded into one of the nastier malware problems for Internet users. Variants such as CryptoLocker and CryptoWall have been siphoning money from victims for some time, and now researchers have dissected a newer variant...
Hackers Breach Dominos France, Demand Ransom Payment
A group of hackers calling itself ‘Rex Mundi’ claims it has breached vulnerable servers belonging to Domino’s France and Belgium, stealing the sensitive information of nearly 600,000 customers. The group is demanding a payment of €30,000 from Domino’s in exchange for information about the...
PrisonLocker Ransomware Emerges From Criminal Underground
Security researchers from Malware Must Die uncovered new ransomware called PrisonLocker, and said the malware author is either a legitimate security researcher or is posing as one via a personal blog and Twitter handle. Malware Must Die has monitored PrisonLocker’s development since spotting it f...
US police department pays $750 Ransom to retrieve their files from CryptoLocker Malware
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Cryptolocker Ransomware makes different Bitcoin wallet for each victim
When you're online, you expose your vulnerability to malicious virus that have been growing in virulence and ferocity over the last few years. Among home PC users, you may think that you protected from malicious software by Installing an effective, trusted antivirus solution, but most if the...
New Reveton Ransomware Variant Steals Passwords
The developers of Reveton have expanded that ransomware’s repertoire with a password stealing functionality, according to new research. Ransomware, sometimes called scareware, is a type of malware that locks down infected machines, offering to unlock them only after a fee has been paid. Oftentime...
Anonymous #OpIsrael, cyber crime and assumptions on state-sponsored interference
Last April 7th the Anonymous collective hit the Israeli networks with a huge as historic offensive, for the first time an independent group of hackers declared war to a Governments to protest against its policy. Many web sites of the country were hit by DDoS attacks, the data on the event reporte...
Anonymous ransomware spotted in the wild, campaign to Infamous Activists group
Folks from abuse.ch spotted an interesting piece of ransomware malware currently circulating in the wild. Current release is infecting Windows users. It seems that Cybercrooks are taking advantage of Anonymous Banner, for conducting such malware campaigns and supposed to be another game by opposi...
Ransomware malware targeting Skype users
Security firm Trend Micro discovered a new worm targeting Skype users with spam messages designed to infect machines with the Dorkbot ransomware has been discovered. A malicious worm is taking advantage of the Skype API to spam out messages that link to a ZIP files ie. skype06102012image.zip or...
Group Claims to Have Stolen Romney Tax Records from Tennessee Offices
A group claiming to have stolen tax returns belonging to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney say they want $1 million in Bitcoins by September 28 or they’ll publicly release the records worldwide. News agencies report the U.S. Secret Service is investigating the alleged data theft at th...
Zeus 2.x variant includes ransomware features
Zeus 2.x variant includes ransomware features Cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated, as reports are coming in that hacker coders have successfully merged a ransom trojan with a Zeus malware successor called Citadel. A notorious malware platform targeting financial information has added a...
Trojan Makes Child-Porn Accusation, Locks Computer, Requests $17
A new ransomware scam locks down its victims’ computers, attempting to convince them that child pornography has been found therein, and informs users that their machine will be unlocked only after paying a $17 500 ruble fine, according to a BitDefender analysis reported by MalwareCity. The trojan...
iHacked: Jailbroken iPhones Compromised, $5 Ransom Demanded
Yesterday, a “Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!” message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones...
A Black Hat Loses Control
Malware writers today always try to conceal their identities, right? Wrong – even some of today’s profit driven cyber criminals reveal their identities. We are a bit surprised, but here is the story of how a blackhat has revealed his identity and is trying to ‘get compensation’ from Kaspersky for...
The red and black. WinRAR crack“disk encryption”(figure)-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net
Early in the morning, I open OfficePC, suddenly dumbfounded. In addition to the C drive of the other disk in all the folders and files are all gone, each disk, leaving only a“disk encryption”and a“technical support”of the text of the documentFigure 1. But the author never used the“disk...
Hackers break into database, demand ransom
From WaPo Security Fix Brian Krebs Hackers last week broke into a Virginia state Web site used by pharmacists to track prescription drug abuse. They deleted records on more than 8 million patients and replaced the site’s homepage with a ransom note demanding $10 million for the return of the...