Ransomware

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system's screen or by locking the users' files unless a ransom is paid.

A ransomware bill has been introduced calling for specific penalties for anyone connected to the spread of ransomware. Will it help curb the spread of seemingly endless ransomware variants?

Following a spate of attacks on the healthcare industry, the education sector, and other service providers, personalized attacks embraced by profit-driven scammers are now utilizing various malware.

A new ransomware variant called KimcilWare was found targeting websites running the Magento platform.

A new ransomware variant called SAMSAM was discovered targeting several hospitals.

Two more healthcare facilities fall to a crypto-ransomware attack as MedStar Health and Prime Healthcare get shut down by the cyber-extortion scheme.

Major security certification provider has been spreading TeslaCrypt, a ransomware that takes the victim’s files hostage via encryption. More details here.

Kentucky-based Methodist Hospital announced a ransomware attack that led to an “internal state of emergency.”

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation posted a warning about ransomware targeting companies and enterprises. How serious is this threat?