Major security certification provider has been spreading TeslaCrypt, a ransomware that takes the victim’s files hostage via encryption. More details here.
KeRanger, believed to be the world's first ransomware specifically designed to infect OS X machines has been found piggybacking on a compromised installer of a BitTorrent client.
A new ransomware variant has been discovered encrypting online files, as CTB-Locker for Websites is found to have infected over 100 WordPress-powered sites.
Researchers have discovered that Ransomware is now making its way to open-source content management platform Joomla, shortly after a malvertising campaign has been found targeting WordPress-hosted websites.
A new crypto-ransomware type called Locky has been discovered riding on document-based macros and using infection techniques borrowed from the notorious banking malware DRIDEX.