Ransomware

2017 has seen a 2,502 percent growth in the ransomware dark web economy. The same research also found over 6,300 places where cybercriminals had advertised ransomware services, along with over 45,000 ads.

New developments in the ransomware landscape show that cybercriminals are still dedicating time and resources to improving old variants and creating new families. This week we see new capabilities that make ransomware an even bigger threat.

A large campaign is underway that i using spam emails to infect users with a LOCKY ransomware variant.

This week's recap covers CRYPSHED, as well as a campaign that delivers both LOCKY and FAKEGLOBE.

Major events shook the global threat landscape in the first half of 2017. Our midyear security roundup covers the old and the new, from ransomware and BEC scams to potential attacks against industrial robots.

The ransomware business continues to expand with the discovery of a ransomware development kit on underground forums.

Having infected 23 million emails in just the span of 24 hours, the new Locky campaign is now considered the largest to hit the second half of 2017.

The Defray ransomware targets specific companies from different industries, leveraging more sophisticated social engineering tactics than the typical ransomware.

Our latest ransomware sightings—from Locky and SAMSAM to HiddenTear—show how old wines in new bottles can still be credible threats.