Ransomware

Cerber, a cypto-ransomware variant that made the rounds in early March this year, has been discovered using email as another way to distribute the malware,

The developers of the TeslaCrypt ransomware has decided to hang it up and released the master decrypt key for free.

A Tor website was found selling Locky ransomware for $3,000, as well as a “new generation” ransomware named Goliath that caters to rookie cybercriminals.

A spyware infecting Android devices since 2014 has been updated, resurfacing as a bank trojan that can lock mobile devices.

PETYA ransomware strain reemerges to cause damage to users with a twin ransomware Mischa.

Newly-discovered ransomware strains, CryptXXX and 7ev3n, get major updates from malware authors.

Researchers discover a new ransomware strain that promises to donate earnings to charity.

The corporate network of the server of the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) in Michigan was reportedly hit by a ransomware attack that caused the company to shut down its systems.

A crypto-ransomware variant was spotted offering an alternative mode of payment to its victims besides the usual Bitcoin option: Amazon gift cards.