Ransomware

While FBI recommends victims to pay the ransom, Kaspersky Lab won back the access to the files for dozens of thousands of CoinVault and Bitcryptor victims.

Threatpost had a story last week describing a disruption of a large ransomware campaign connected to the Angler exploit kit. Experts from Cisco’s Talos security group “effectively nillified 50 percent of the exploit kit’s activity”.

Kaspersky Lab joined hands with the Dutch police to arrest the criminals behind the CoinVault dangerous ransomware.

Headlines raise alarm: the greatest hack in history finally reached iOS. Is that really so and who are the potential victims?

These days, ransomware-related news stories look a bit like, well, war chronicles. In fact, this is the consequence of an elevated attention to this particular kind of threat; similar things occurred in early the 2000s when net-worms thrashed the Web.

Andrey Pozhogin, cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky Lab, provides his expertise on the growing trend of ransomware attacks and what users and companies can do to protect themselves.

The TeslaCrypt ransomware family is notable for targeting games-related files, as well as the usual documents. In the new version, it became even more dangerous.

Kaspersky Lab’s regular reports on threat dynamics and trends are called “IT Threat Evolution” not just for catchy word’s sake. IT threats are improving well in accordance with the laws of evolution – i.e. “natural selection”.

Ransomware is a huge problem nowadays, with new examples circulating on a regular basis. Learn how to protect yourself.

Encrypting ransomware is a relatively new, but extremely pesky, threat that is evolving at a rapid pace, becoming a more advanced problem for end-users and businesses alike. What can be done about it?

Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch cyber-police created a tool that restores files encrypted by CoinVault ransomware.

A new piece of ransomware has emerged and it’s going after a younger crowd by encrypting only those files on infected machines that relate to online game play

New version of CTB-Locker, a ransomware that uses Tor and Bitcoin to evade detection and takedowns, should be avoided at all costs.

Kaspersky Lab experts analyze the security and privacy trends that emerged in 2014, including anonymous Tor browsing, ransomware, APT attacks and more.

Ransomware is a common and much-feared problem. Here are ten facts to help in dealing with it.

Cybercrime is a rather lucrative business. Cybercriminals are earning a lot, or at least their effort-to-profit rate is good enough for them to keep going. But how good is it?

Malware using Tor for communication with C&C servers is a novelty; it may not make the malware itself more dangerous, but eradicating it becomes a much more serious problem.

A new version of file-encrypting malware hides its sever inside an anonymous TOR network, making it safer for criminals to extort money from victims.

This week: the first ever Android encryptor malware, a serious Tweetdeck vulnerability arises and is fixed just as quickly, and much more.

Computer ransomware is getting more sophisitcated, while mobile cryptolockers are emerging both in Europe and the U.S.