FBI themed Mac OS X Ransomware Malware demands $300 Fine

Ransomware is a type of malware that attempts to extort money from a computer user by infecting and taking control of the victim's machine, or the files or documents stored on it. This kind of malware has typically been the domain of Windows users, but has made its way to OS X. A new piece of FBI...

FBI themed Mac OS X Ransomware Malware demands $300 Fine

Ransomware is a type of malware that attempts to extort money from a computer user by infecting and taking control of the victim's machine, or the files or documents stored on it. This kind of malware has typically been the domain of Windows users, but has made its way to OS X. A new piece of FBI...

Beware of Fake Android Antivirus and Mobile Ransomware

"Ransomware" may be a term you haven't heard before. This type of criminal malware, which spread around the world on PCs in 2012, encrypts some or all the files on a computer and holds them for ransom and Cyber thieves have already made millions through such methods. Ransomware is no longer all...

Beware of Fake Android Antivirus and Mobile Ransomware

"Ransomware" may be a term you haven't heard before. This type of criminal malware, which spread around the world on PCs in 2012, encrypts some or all the files on a computer and holds them for ransom and Cyber thieves have already made millions through such methods. Ransomware is no longer all...

Threat Outbreak Alert: Fake Bank Payment Request Email Messages on June 12, 2013

Low Alert ID: 29647 First Published: 2013 June 12 14:07 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages that claim to contain a bank payment notification for the recipient. The text in the email message attempts to convince the recipient to...

Most Sophisticated Android malware ever detected

A new piece of sophisticated Android malware has been discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Labs. Dubbed as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, it is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware ever seen. It exploits multiple vulnerabilities, blocks uninstall attempts, attempts to gain root...

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...

Recent Reports of DHS-Themed Ransomware (UPDATE)

US-CERT has received reports of increased activity concerning an apparently DHS-themed ransomware malware infection occurring in the wild. Users who are being targeted by the ransomware receive a message claiming that use of their computer has been suspended and that the user must pay a fine to...

Europol Takes Down Ransomware Gang in Spain, UAE

A ransomware ring was taken down Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates and Spain by Europol and Spanish law enforcement, smashing an operation that netted more than €1 million annually. The eleven individuals arrested included six Russians, two Ukrainians and two Georgians; the 27-year-old...

Group behind largest Ransomware campaign arrested by Spanish police

Police in Spain have arrested a gang of 11 cyber criminals who used ransomware to demand money from thousands of victims in 30 countries using malware known as Reveton. Police arrested six Russians, two Ukrainians and two Georgians in the Costa del Sol. The gang leader, a 27-year-old Russian, was...

Group behind largest Ransomware campaign arrested by Spanish police

Police in Spain have arrested a gang of 11 cyber criminals who used ransomware to demand money from thousands of victims in 30 countries using malware known as Reveton. Police arrested six Russians, two Ukrainians and two Georgians in the Costa del Sol. The gang leader, a 27-year-old Russian, was...

New Ransomware Encrypts Victim Data

An unusual new strain of ransomware makes good on its threat, doing what the majority of other varieties only claim to do. The Trojan actually encrypts data on infected machines, effectively rendering certain files inaccessible to users on compromised computers in order to block removal. This...

Oracle Patches Java Zero Day Vulnerability

Oracle delivered an unusual emergency patch to Java's critical Zero Day vulnerability on Sunday to fix a malicious bug that allowed hackers access to users web browsers. Exploits for the previously undisclosed flaw were being hosted in a number of exploit kits and attacks have already been seen i...

Oracle Patches Java Zero Day Vulnerability

Oracle delivered an unusual emergency patch to Java's critical Zero Day vulnerability on Sunday to fix a malicious bug that allowed hackers access to users web browsers. Exploits for the previously undisclosed flaw were being hosted in a number of exploit kits and attacks have already been seen i...

Incomplete Java Patch Paved Way for Latest Zero Day Mess

The exploit targeting the latest zero-day vulnerability in the Java platform is dropping ransomware, and has been found in another exploit kit. Security experts, including U.S.-CERT last night, advise users and IT managers to disable Java on endpoints and browsers. Meanwhile, Polish security...

Nasty New Java Zero Day Found; Exploit Kits Already Have It

UPDATE – Security experts are urging users to disable Java immediately after the discovery of another zero-day exploit that has been incorporated into the Blackhole, Redkit, Cool and Nuclear Pack exploit kits. According to a French researcher who uses the handle Kafeine, the exploits target the...

Ransomware Extortion Scam Locks Machines, Demands Payment

The latest ransomware scam is locking down infected machines and displaying localized webpages warning users that their computer contains “banned material” and won’t be unlocked until a fine is paid, according to a report from McAfee’s Naganathan Jawahar. The Trojan displays a warning, purportedl...

Australian medical centre infected with Ransomware Malware demanding $4000 to Unlock

A Gold Coast, Australian medical centre computers are infected with some ransom malware by a group of Russian hackers. The hackers encrypted the practice's patient database, demanding payment of $4000 for the files to be decrypted. "Cyber criminals based mainly throughout Eastern Europe look for...

Australian medical centre infected with Ransomware Malware demanding $4000 to Unlock

A Gold Coast, Australian medical centre computers are infected with some ransom malware by a group of Russian hackers. The hackers encrypted the practice’s patient database, demanding payment of $4000 for the files to be decrypted. "Cyber criminals based mainly throughout Eastern Europe look for...

Go Daddy Attributes DNS Hack to Phishing

A spokesman at Go Daddy, the popular domain registrar and Web host company, believes that some of its users may have been phished – and that’s to blame for the barrage of ransomware some customers have been seeing in past week or so. Last week it was reported that attackers had placed malicious D...