The data-management firm’s customer database held names, email addresses, some IP addresses and more: a wealth of ammo for phishers.
Tag Archives: Ransomware
The rise of targeted ransomware
Ransomware hasn’t gone away, but it is getting quieter and more targeted.
How Bitcoin and the Dark Web hide SamSam in plain sight
Bitcoin and the Dark Web are familiar terms, but what are they and how do they help SamSam operate in plain sight?
iPhone chipmaker blames ransomware for factory shutdowns
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC is back up and running, and pinning the blame for its shutdown on an infection by WannaCry ransomware.
Staff dust off their typewriters after malware attack
Malware has taken down systems in at least two Alaskan municipalities in an attack that officials say is the worst they have ever seen.
SamSam: The (almost) $6 million ransomware
New research reveals that SamSam ransomware has affected far more victims, and raised far more ransom, than previously thought.
Nerves jangled by new ransomware attack on shipping giant
The US network of one of the world’s largest shipping companies, COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), has been hit by a disruptive ransomware attack.
Trends in malware – ransomware, cryptojacking, what next? [PODCAST]
Catch up with Day 3 of our Security SOS Week – here’s the third episode of our week-long online security summit.
Elderly scam victims are too embarrassed to speak up
Financial talk itself is taboo. Admitting to getting fleeced and losing all your savings? That qualifies as super taboo, a new report says.
“WannaCrypt” ransomware scam demands payment in advance!
To avoid the need for actual ransomware, just insist on payment up front…