Ransomware

Two variants of ransomware just got new updates: CryptXXX 3.0, now with a new encryption algorithm, and Cerber, which can now turn infected computers into bots for DDoS attacks.

Two new ransomware variants have been spotted: BadBlock currently found infecting home users while DMA Locker has been found using the Neutrino exploit kit to distribute the malware.

The Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas was hit by a ransomware attack, but instead of getting the necessary decrypt tool after paying the ransom, the hospital got extorted a second time.

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.