Ransomware is a whole new level of problems for computer users. Previously malicious software, or malware for short, would spread causing chaos and destruction wherever it ...
November 11, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gareth Andrews
Ransomware is a particularly nasty piece of malware that has become even more popular in recent years. Initially, malware was designed to just disrupt or damage a ...
November 10, 2015 at 6:00 am by Gareth Andrews
Ransomware is a significant threat to huge corporations as it is to you and me, the notion of every single byte of your personal files being locked up is a frightening thought ...
October 28, 2015 at 3:00 pm by Christopher Files
We’ve all been told about viruses, be it at school or by our children, we all know that they are nasty little pieces of code that can do some nasty things to our ...
September 13, 2015 at 2:33 pm by Gareth Andrews
Ransomware is akin to the booming stock market of yesteryear for hackers, the notion of locking an individual’s infected device is a powerful reality for today’s modern ...
September 12, 2015 at 11:00 am by Christopher Files
A fraudulent Android porn app that took secret photos of users and attempted to blackmail them has been discovered by security firm Zscaler. Adult Player purported to offer ...
September 7, 2015 at 6:00 pm by Ashley Allen
This Malvertising Campaign is no longer active having been reported to Yahoo by Anti Malware blocker Malwarebytes, it’s still newsworthy to note the stats and techniques ...
August 5, 2015 at 4:00 pm by Christopher Files
Well this didn’t take long! A new form of ransomware has been discovered which if downloaded, will automatically encrypt your files before demanding a fee to unlock them. ...
August 2, 2015 at 11:27 am by Christopher Files
It’s strange to think that the police force could become a victim of hackers. The strict network security implementation would make you think that they’re safe ...
April 15, 2015 at 12:58 pm by Robert Ainsworth
Ransomware is becoming more prevalent and taking user’s data hostage and demanding money for the release. Now with crime fighters getting their hands on a server ...
April 14, 2015 at 9:09 am by Ryan Leiserowitz
It looks like a shape-shifting malware that was able to change its identity up to 19 times a day to avoid detection has been put to rest by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre ...
April 10, 2015 at 10:58 am by Gabriel Roşu
Some Australians and New Zealanders who own iPads and iPhones received a rude awakening from an online attacker. When they powered up their iOS devices, their home screens ...
August 21, 2014 at 3:16 pm by Andy Ruffell
Almost half of IT security staff know at least one company that has been hit by ransomware attacks, designed to lock victims out of critical files until a monetary ransom is ...
July 3, 2014 at 3:16 am by Michael Hatamoto
Security company Avast has announced the release of the avast! Ransomware Removal, a new tool designed to help compromised Google Android users decrypt files on devices ...
June 19, 2014 at 3:47 am by Michael Hatamoto
On the back of yesterday’s news that Australian Apple Devices were getting hijacked through the ‘Find my iPhone’ feature it turns out that the problem is ...
May 28, 2014 at 11:18 am by Ryan Martin
