The WannaCry ransomware – born out of an NSA hacking tool for Windows systems – caused havoc earlier this month. Business computer systems – the highest profile victims ...
May 20, 2017 at 4:02 pm by Ashley Allen
The WannaCry ransomware attack earlier this month proved to be a disaster for Windows XP users. In response, Microsoft patched its vulnerable operating systems – including ...
May 19, 2017 at 7:21 pm by Ashley Allen
Remember the 22-year old Brit credited for stopping the WannaCry malware? Which affected millions of computers globally. Going by the username “MalwareTech”, he ...
May 17, 2017 at 4:37 pm by Ron Perillo
Microsoft has hit out at the US government blaming its own data hacking teams for causing the outbreak of the Ransomware virus. They have also warned that this attack is ...
May 15, 2017 at 12:27 pm by Mike Sanders
Three years after the official discontinuation of support, Microsoft is releasing a security patch for Windows XP. The announcement comes in the wake of the recent ...
May 13, 2017 at 1:55 pm by Mike Sanders
The NHS has become one of the biggest profile cases of a Ransomware attack. The attack has brought the nationwide computer system to a half. Hospitals have warned some ...
May 12, 2017 at 5:03 pm by Mike Sanders
Malware is generally a nasty thing and ransomware is probably one of the worst kind. In most instances, ransomware will hold your files hostage until you pay the bad guys to ...
April 10, 2017 at 11:57 am by Bohs Hansen
A new ransomware is offering infected users the chance to regain access to their locked computers without paying by sending the malicious software to infect other ...
December 12, 2016 at 5:00 am by Ashley Allen
Over the weekend, it emerged that the San Francisco Municipal Rail system (SFMTA) had been hacked, with employees greeted by ransomware on their computer terminals. In a ...
November 29, 2016 at 7:20 pm by Ashley Allen
Ransomware is everywhere these days and it often gives criminal gangs an easy way to make money across the world. There are more than a few groups using ransomware across the ...
July 27, 2016 at 12:37 pm by Gareth Andrews
When it comes to viruses and malware, ransomware is one of the nastier versions. Taking people’s prized memories and work with approaching deadlines, the ransomware ...
July 26, 2016 at 12:29 pm by Gareth Andrews
When it comes to viruses and malware, they can often come at the worst times and cost you everything from a presentation you are working on up to family photos and ...
July 13, 2016 at 1:40 pm by Gareth Andrews
When it comes to viruses Ransomware is particularly nasty. With thousands of users being affected by the latest in cyber crime, it often costs people hundreds to gain access ...
June 21, 2016 at 11:40 am by Gareth Andrews
When it comes to viruses and malware, ransomware is some of the worst for companies to encounter. Threatening all of your systems until you pay up, ransomware benefits only ...
June 9, 2016 at 9:40 am by Gareth Andrews
When it comes to ransomware, there are no lengths that people won’t go to get a little bit of money. While ransomware has been around everyday systems for a while, it is ...
May 25, 2016 at 12:40 am by Gareth Andrews
