Disabled PadCrypt Ransomware Includes Live Chat, Uninstaller

Several flavors of ransomware, most notably Cryptowall, have come packaged with support features. But a new piece of crypto-ransomware called PadCrypt has upped the game with a live chat feature that victims can use to interact with the attackers about ransom payments and other information...

paytoo.com XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-48781 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| paytoo.com Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Remediation Guide:| OWASP XSS Prevention Cheat Sheet...

New GPCode Ransomware Raises Encryption Bar and Price For Key

Researchers have found a new version of the virulent GPCode ransomware that infects users’ machines and then encrypts their hard drives. The new version uses AES encryption and demands payment in the form of Ukash cards in exchange for the key to decrypt the files. The new iteration of GPCode...

New Seftad Ransomware Attacks Master Boot Record

One day after a new version of the GpCode ransomware popped up, researchers have discovered another piece of malware that overwrites the master boot record on infected machines and demands a payment of $100 to reverse the damage. The new MBR-infecting ransomware is known as Seftad and it has a...