Ransomware

The University of Calgary was recently hit by a ransomware attack, forcing it to pay a ransom of $20,000 to restore access to affected files and systems.

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CryptXXX is making the news rounds again after victims report that its payment site is not working properly; in other ransomware news, Jigsaw was seen with an updated victim UI... again.

A new ransomware variant named BlackShades has been discovered offering an alternative payment method via Paypal and adding hidden, taunting messages to those analyzing the malware.

CryptXXX gets updated again: it now has the capability to scan for network resources to encrypt files. It also includes a DLL malware that steals the user’s credentials and other related information

Developers of the CryptXXX ransomware has given the malware a new name and a major overhaul, this time on the victim’s user interface, ransom note and its payment website.

Researchers uncover a new ransomware campaign spoofing Nordic telco giant, Telia, via a spam run that leads to Torrentlocker infection.

Millions of Amazon.com customers are advised to be on guard with latest reports of a massive phishing campaign targeting users of the popular e-commerce platform with the Locky 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.