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Tag Archives: Ransomware
New-style ransomware locks out your customers – demands money to let them log back in
The crooks took a low-key, annoyingly simple, and hard-to-spot approach. Change usernames like JIMMY to FKOVWH3Z7LUV, but hide the changes…for a while, anyway.
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…
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?
PayPal, prison and ransomware – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video… The latest news presented in a fun way, all in just one minute.
Notes from SophosLabs: Ransomware with a difference – this one is a true virus!
SophosLabs recently drew our attention to some new ransomware that is both interesting and intriguing. Unusually, this one is a true parasitic virus – it infects other files as well as scrambling them.
‘Annie’, ‘Fury’, other Sony blockbuster movies pirated after network attack
At least five new movies have been leaked online after Sony Pictures’ computer systems were attacked last week.
5 online scams to watch out for this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season in the United States is also an opportune time for cybercriminals, scam artists and conmen to gear up their activities. Here are the top 5 online scams to watch out for…
Sophos Techknow – Dealing with Ransomware [PODCAST]
No type of malware seems to get people’s blood boiling quite as much as ransomware. Learn how to protect yourself in this episode of our Sophos Techknow podcast series…
SSCC 172 – Ransomware’s not dead! [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. News you can use!