Make no mistake: Ransomware is one of the biggest threats on the internet right now. Here’s a look at what it is, how it’s been wreaking havoc lately, and some …read more Source:: Open Source S
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This ransomware lets crooks spot their victim on a map
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•Ransomware has always been sinister – now it’s creepy too. …read more Source:: Open Source S
No more ransomware: How one website is stopping the crypto-locking crooks in their tracks
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•No More Ransom launched a year ago: here’s the story of how cybersecurity firms and law enforcement are working together to bring down ransomware. …read more Source:: Open Source S
This Android ransomware threatens to expose your browsing history to all your contacts
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•LeakerLocker forgoes using encryption, instead choosing threats to make money out of victims. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Petya: The poison behind the latest ransomware attack
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•Unpatched Windows machines are getting hammered again by a new ransomware attacker. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Ransomware halts production at Cadbury’s Tasmanian chocolate factory
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•Chocolate production at Cadbury’s factory in Hobart has been stopped by the latest global cyber attack. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Ransomware: More and smarter scams coming soon
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•But on the plus side, fighting between ransomware gangs might reduce some of the threat. …read more Source:: Open Source S
WannaCry: Why it’s ransomware that just won’t die
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•As Honda and speed cameras in Austalia have found out, WannaCry is still capable of infecting networks and could be for years to come – here’s why. …read more Source:: Open Source S
One kind of Android smartphone ransomware is behind a massive rise in malicious software
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•McAfee Labs report says 244 new threats are detected every minute – and that Android is the target in a boom in ransomware attacks. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Want ransomware-proof Windows? Use Windows 10 S, says Microsoft
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•The Windows 10 S ‘walled garden’ has a major advantage when it comes to preventing ransomware. …read more Source:: Open Source S