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Ransomware: Hacking Gets Personal
2015-02-25 21:06:10| ENR.com: Headline News
Attackers sneak in piggybacking on the back of apparently legitimate links and then take your files hostage
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Stealthy 'Critroni' ransomware uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker
2014-07-21 18:19:52| InfoWorld: Top News
Cyber criminals are spreading a new file-encrypting ransomware program that's more powerful and resilient than Cryptolocker, a threat recently shut down by the U.S. Department of Justice. The new ransomware threat is called CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker), but Microsoft anti-malware products detect it as Critroni.A. Its creator has been advertising the program to other cybercriminals on Russian-language forums since the middle of June and it seems that he's been trying to fix most of Cryptolocker's faults.
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To Pay or Not to Pay - That's the Ransomware Question
2014-06-24 20:20:16| TechNewsWorld
Ransomware is a growing problem for consumers and businesses alike. In Symantec's most recent quarterly security report, the company's researchers found all targeted attacks -- including ransomware -- grew 91 percent year-over-year. That's raising a big question for those targeted by cyberextortionists: Should the ransom be paid? Security experts generally say no, but some insert a caveat or two.
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Con Artist Harasses Aussie Apple Customers in Ransomware Attempt
2014-05-28 23:58:34| TechNewsWorld
Apple on Tuesday aimed to calm anxiety among its iCloud users with reassurances that the service hadn't been breached in a ransomware-style attack. "Apple takes security very seriously and iCloud was not compromised during this incident," reads a company statement. The referenced "incident" is a collection of reports on Apple forums by iPhone users, most of them in Australia.
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Ransomware Gang Targets Android Phones
2014-05-13 15:56:04| TechNewsWorld
The Reveton Gang is at it again. This time, though, they're targeting users of Android phones -- typically visitors to porn sites. The gang that pioneered the idea of locking up a target's computer and demanding a ransom to unlock it has turned its attention to the rapidly growing mobile market. Once Reveton mobile infects a phone, it will display a bogus warning.
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