A European operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust has dismantled an online crime syndicate thought to have caused €2m of damage with the Zeus and SpyEye banking trojans.
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CryptoWall ransomware cost US victims at least $18 million, FBI says
The CryptoWall variant of crypto-ransomware cost US businesses and consumers at least $18 million between April 2014 and June 2015. The total damages could be much higher.
TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers – “all your files are belong to us!”
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what TeslaCrypt has in store for gamers, and everyone else. 
Europol takedown of Ramnit botnet frees 3.2 million PCs from cybercriminals’ grasp
In an international operation coordinated with multiple law enforcement and industry partners, Europol led a takedown of the infrastructure of the Ramnit botnet that infected 3.2 million Windows computers.
SSCC 178 – Are we there yet? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Enjoy…and “Happy Holidays,” whether you’re away on vacation yourself, or a sysadmin enjoying the time when everyone else is on vacation!
12 Days competition: Day 7 – Was it Gameover for CryptoLocker?
Can you work out the answer to our question in Day 7 of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
It’s all about trust! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch 60 Second Security for 19 July 2014 – it’s all about trust!
Notorious Shylock banking malware taken out by law enforcement
Law enforcement action led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has knocked out the infrastructure of a banking malware known as Shylock, because of excerpts from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice hidden in its code. Here’s how to check to make sure you weren’t among the more than 30,000 PCs that were infected.
SSCC 156 – Warbiking in Manhattan, hubris for Google, and how less can be more [PODCAST]
Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin are back with this week’s security podcast, turning plain old news into advice you can use.
“Gameover” malware revival – is it really up from the canvas?.
Is the recent re-appearance of the Gameover malware a flash in the pan, or part of a concerted effort at reviving the threat? What do we need to do to knock it out altogether?