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Tag: ransomware
No More Ransom expands capacity
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) More organisations have joined an anti-ransomware cross-industry initiative, boosting its capacity to help victims of ransomware as attackers begin to focus on business targets …read more Source::
Paying ransomware attackers perpetuates attacks, says researcher
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) Continually evolving ransomware is among the threats organisations need to factor into their cyber defences in 2017, but only once they have taken care of the basics, says Kaspersky Lab researcher …read more Source::
Ransomware doubled in second half of 2016, says Check Point
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) Check Point identifies the most prevalent ransomware and other malware that organisations should be prioritising based on data from the second half of 2016 …read more Source::
San Francisco transport system hit by ransomware attack
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) San Francisco’s transport agency appears to be the latest target of cyber criminals using encryption malware to hold organisations to ransom …read more Source::
Expect ransomware arrests soon, says bitcoin tracking firm Chainalysis
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) Law enforcement organisations are set to ramp up arrests of cyber criminals behind ransomware attacks, according to financial technology startup Chainalysis …read more Source::
Cerber ransomware service reaps $195,000 profit in a month
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•By ComputerWeekly.com(editor@www.com) Franchises such as Cerber are making highly profitable ransomware available to a broader range of cyber criminals, according to a report by security firm Check Point …read more Source::