Windows 10 Upgrade Spam Carries CTB-Locker Ransomware

Monday, August 3rd, 2015

In the week since a free upgrade to Windows 10 was made available, users have learned a of about a host of built-in privacy and security issues, the most troubling being a native feature called Wi-Fi Sense that grants access to your Wi-Fi network to contacts stored in a host of ...

New Version of TeslaCrypt Changes Encryption Scheme

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

A new version of the nasty TeslaCrypt ransomware is making the rounds, and the creators have added several new features, including an improved encryption scheme and some details designed to mimic CryptoWall. TeslaCrypt is among the more recent variants of ransomware to emerge and the malware, which is a variant of ...

A first aid kit for ransomware infections

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

You've been hit by ransomware and you don't know what to do? Jada Cyrus has assembled a helpful "Ransomware Removal Kit" which contains decryption tools for CryptoLocker, CoinVault, TeslaCrypt and FBIRansomWare, along with instructions on how to use them. "You should never pay the ransom. This will only reinforce this type of ...

New crypto-ransomware “quarantines” files, downloads info-stealer

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

Trend Micro researchers have found and analyzed a new piece of crypto-ransomware: CryptVault encrypts files, makes them look like files quarantined by an AV solution, asks for ransom and, finally, downloads info-stealer malware. It arrives on target computers after the user has been tricked into downloading and running a malicious attachment ...

Simplocker Android ransomware variant identified, tougher to decrypt files

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

A new and improved variant of Simplocker ransomware for Android devices is currently being distributed, according to Avast. When Simplocker was first identified in June 2014, it was considered possibly the first ransomware for Android devices that encrypts files. However, the encryption key was hardcoded inside the malware and was not ...