Anubis Ransomware Encrypts and Wipes Files, Making Recovery Impossible Even After Payment

An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a "rare dual-threat." "The ransomware features a 'wipe mode,' which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible eve...

Old Malware Gives Criminals Tricky New Choice: Ransomware or Mining

An old ransomware sample has been rejiggered with a sneaky new trick – allowing adversaries to either extort money from victims via ransomware, or hijack a computer’s CPU cycles via a stealthy cryptominer. The Rakhni Trojan Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rakhni, first spotted in 2013, is now giving bad acto...