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Hacked Hollywood hospital haggles ransomers down to $17,000
After struggling with a ransomware infection for a week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center officials decided to cut a deal with their data’s captors… but not before they negotiated a substantial...
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Ransomware criminals start targeting Macs
Two and a half years ago, Windows users were introduced to an insidious new form of malware called ransomware. Now, Mac users are finally finding themselves in the crosshairs. Researchers at Palo Alto […]
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BBC, NYTimes, MSN, AOL all serve malvertising to visitors
No one really likes ads, but they like them even less when the ads are used to deliver malware. This so-called “malvertising” has been on the decline lately, but a big uptick last […]
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Hospital forced to go back to paper after ransomware outbreak
A ransomware infection has claimed yet another victim, and it’s yet another health care provider. MedStar Health is now leaning on old-school paper systems until the situation has been resolved. This...
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Insidious Petya ransomware defeated, decryption tools released
Malware keeps getting nastier all the time, and ransomware in particular seems to be running rampant right now. The good news is that the good guys continue to fight back. This week, they scored […]
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Jigsaw ransomware wants to play a game with you
Ransomware was already insidious, then one popped up recently that scrambles your hard drive’s MBR. Now, there’s another nasty variant that wants to play a game with you. Clearly inspired by the Saw...
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Ransomware creators feel bad, release master key so victims can decrypt
It's strange enough that they gave up their master key, but it's even stranger when you know how that actually went down.
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Hospital pays ransom, ransomware demands more money
Ransomware infections can be truly devastating. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to pay up, and a hospital in Kansas found that out the hard way. The Kansas Heart Hospital in […]
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University pays $20,000 ransomware demand to unlock “world-class research”
Ransomware criminals are now targeting educational institutions, and after one infection netted a $20,000 pay day those attacks are only going to become more common. The University of Calgary was hit...
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New ransomware targets your TV, demands payment in iTunes gift cards
It’s hard enough catching up on Game of Thrones with all those real-world commitments you have like work and family, but now a ransomware strain wants to get in the way of your […]
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NASCAR team pays Bitcoin ransom to avoid being unable to race
There are all kinds of problems that a NASCAR team has to deal with leading up to race day. In 2016, one of those problems is ransomware. Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing crew chief […]
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Thermostat ransomware gives hackers environmental control
Talk about environmental controls: a team of security researchers has figured out how to infect smart thermostats with ransomware. Experts at Pen Test Partners revealed at DEF CON that they had...
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Guy tricks Windows tech support scammers into installing ransomware
The hero we deserve, and the hero we need.
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SF Transit Hacker Makes Bold Threats, Gets Hacked in Return
Last week a hacker broke into the payment systems for San Francisco’s MUNI system, and now that same attacker, known by the alias Cryptom, is holding personal data on employees and customers if […]
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‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack Stymies Global PCs
Ransomware WannaCry last week ripped through hundreds of thousands of PCs in what is considered the largest ever cyber-extortion scheme. According to reports, the malicious software spread to at least...
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Europe’s Been Hit by Another Huge Ransomware Attack
Last month Europe was practically brought to its knees by one of the worst ransomware attacks in history. Tens of thousands of systems were affected by the “Wanna Cry” attack. And now it […] The post...
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Ransomware Criminals Screwed Victims Out Of $25 Million In Less Than Two Years
Ransomware is one of the nastiest threats lurking on the Internet these days. There’s no sign that the situation will improve anytime soon, either. Not when ransomware is earning the criminals behind...
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WannaCry Researcher Detained By US
Yesterday US authorities detained a cyber security researcher best known for helping the world fight back against the WannaCry attack from a couple months back. The malware infected systems in sectors...
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Cyberattack Strikes City of Atlanta
Earlier this week, the City of Atlanta was the target of a massive attack. Affected were countless critical systems that handle everything from traffic tickets and water bills, to Wi-Fi at the world’s...
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Android Ransomware Pretends to Be Reddit Porn
(via charlesdeluvio/Unsplash) Ransomware is one of the most devious types of modern malware out there. Once you’re infected, the program encrypts your local files and locks you out of them until you...
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