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Tag Archives: Ransomware
Snake alert! This ransomware is not a game…
Looks like the Snake ransomware was created especially for network-wide attacks.
Ransomware pounces on California schools, Las Vegas trounces attack
We’ll have one serving of whatever Las Vegas is eating and wish Pittsburg Unified School District good luck with getting unstuck.
S2 Ep22: Word doc stops fraud, bye bye Python 2, latest from the ransomware swamp – Naked Security Podcast
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REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April
Researchers report flaws, vendors issue patches, organisations apply them – and everyone lives happily ever after. Right? Wrong!
‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid
US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.
7 types of virus – a short glossary of contemporary cyberbadness
Here’s a short list of 7 malware categories we hope you never encounter. Sadly, it’s not an exhaustive list… but it’s a helpful start.
Ransomware-seized New Orleans declares state of emergency
There are signs that the attackers used the particularly pernicious Ryuk strain of ransomware.
S2 Ep20: Why don’t they send ransomware on floppies anymore?
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Snatch ransomware pwns security using sneaky ‘safe mode’ reboot
The Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) team has warned the industry of a dangerous new ransomware trick.