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2018-12-19 11:30:00 |
Watch researchers remotely brick a server by corrupting its BMC & UEFI firmware (lien direct) |
Attack is only a proof-of-concept, but one that can be as damaging as ransomware or disk-wiping malware. |
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2018-12-08 08:30:00 |
Those annoying sextortion scams are redirecting users to ransomware now (lien direct) |
Sextortion emails take a dark turn and are now trying to infect users with the GandCrab ransomware. |
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2018-12-04 15:44:00 |
(Déjà vu) Over 100,000 PCs infected with new ransomware strain in China (lien direct) |
Ransomware authors might have shot themselves in the foot by handling payments via WeChat. Local law enforcement could track ransom payments. |
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2018-12-04 15:44:00 |
(Déjà vu) Over 20,000 PCs infected with new ransomware strain in China (lien direct) |
Ransomware authors might have shot themselves in the foot by handling payments via WeChat. Local law enforcement could track ransom payments. |
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2018-11-30 15:45:00 |
Moscow\'s new cable car system infected with ransomware two days after launch (lien direct) |
Cable car system is now back up and running after a two-day downtime. |
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2018-11-21 23:23:03 |
City of Valdez, Alaska admits to paying off ransomware infection (lien direct) |
City IT network was infected by Hermes ransomware, a strain that researchers previously tied to other North Korean malware and hacking tools. |
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2018-11-19 12:12:02 |
Texas hospital becomes victim of Dharma ransomware (lien direct) |
The spread of malware through Altus Baytown Hospital systems highlights the ongoing threat ransomware poses to our healthcare. |
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2018-10-31 15:08:00 |
GandCrab ransomware crew loses $1Mil after Bitdefender releases free decrypter (lien direct) |
Bitdefender says over 1,700 victims successfully decrypted GandCrab-locked files within hours of the tool's release. |
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2018-10-31 11:18:04 |
Kraken Cryptor ransomware merges with Fallout exploit kit, fees slashed to gain followers (lien direct) |
The ransomware-as-a-service is attempting to drum up more business in the Internet's underbelly. |
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2018-10-25 08:30:01 |
Free decryption tool released for multiple GandCrab ransomware versions (lien direct) |
New decryption tool can recover files locked by GandCrab versions 1, 4, and 5. |
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2018-10-12 10:28:02 |
GandCrab ransomware operators team up with crypter service (lien direct) |
The hacking agreement could result in the ransomware strain becoming more difficult to spot and analyze in the future. |
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2018-09-27 13:00:00 |
Phorpiex worm pivots to infect the enterprise with GandCrab ransomware (lien direct) |
Internet-facing endpoints are exposing businesses worldwide to a botnet which is now being used in targeted ransomware campaigns. |
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2018-09-24 12:45:01 |
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats paid $700,000 to recover from ransomware attack (lien direct) |
Microsoft paid $703,697 to help Pennsylvania Senate Democrats rebuild IT systems after 2017 ransomware incident. |
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2018-09-24 08:20:00 |
Woman pleads guilty to hacking police surveillance cameras (lien direct) |
A chase around Europe led to the extradition of a 28-year-old who infected police equipment with ransomware days before Trump's inauguration. |
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2018-09-21 15:55:00 |
New Virobot ransomware will also log keystrokes, add PC to a spam botnet (lien direct) |
Virobot will use locally installed Outlook instances to spam other users and spread a copy of itself. |
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Spam
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2018-09-16 21:56:00 |
Ransomware attack blacks out screens at Bristol Airport (lien direct) |
Airport officials decline to pay ransom demand and manually restore all affected systems. Functionality has been restored to all screens after two days. |
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2018-09-14 18:38:05 |
US loses extradition battle with Russia for Bitcoin kingpin (lien direct) |
Around 95 percent of all ransomware payments were laundered through Vinnik's BTC-e platform. |
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2018-09-06 15:35:00 |
DOJ to charge North Korean officer for Sony hack and WannaCry ransomware (lien direct) |
After charging Chinese, Iranian, and Russian cyberspies, US preparies indictment against North Korean officer. |
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2018-09-03 09:26:01 |
Meet ransomware which wears the face of former president Barack Obama (lien direct) |
The peculiar malware asks victims for a "tip" in return for a decryption key. |
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2018-08-15 16:01:04 |
Former Microsoft engineer sent behind bars for role in ransomware extortion scheme (lien direct) |
The engineer was neck-deep in laundering proceeds from Reveton ransomware victims. |
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2018-07-27 07:20:04 |
Court orders community service for CoinVault ransomware operators (lien direct) |
The extortion of 1,295 people is worth 240 hours of community service. |
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