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Tag Archives: ransomware
Probably Makes You WannaCry
The WannaCry name belongs to the ransomware program that was launched this past Friday that has already infected close to 1/4 million Microsoft Windows systems across 150 countries, with an asking price of $300 in bitcoin to decrypt your files… … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, malware, ransomware, wannacry
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Today Show: Hacker Hijack
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Tagged 2017, computer security, hacked, hacking, James Lyne, malware, phishing, ransomware, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Brilliant Video Showing The Anatomy of An Attack
Cisco made a great video (4 minutes) that I honestly think everyone must see. It breaks down a complex ransomware attack. Picture this happening to your organization. Are you ready for it?
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Tagged 2017, cybercrime, defense in depth, hackers, hacking, malware, phishing, ransomware, Security Awareness, spear phishing, spearphishing
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Ransomware Decryption Key: Your Time Exchanged for Security Awareness
In an odd twist, the Koolova ransomware will decrypt for the low price of reading two articles on ransomware… The articles that Koolova wants you to read are an article from Google Security Blog called Stay safe while browsing and BleepingComputer’s Jigsaw Ransomware … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, computer security, koolova, ransomware, Security Awareness
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Smart Farming Vulnerabilities
Smart farming is a real thing, it enables farmers to monitor their crops and gather visual analytics on big data. This allows for farmers to anticipate crop availability and forecast pricing. This data is very valuable to the farmers and costly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, back to basics, cryptolocker, FBI, ICS, phishing, ransomware, Security Awareness, smart farming
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MedStar Health
It’s assumed that MedStar Health is a victim of crypto-ransomware as MedStar forced a shutdown of their email and records database yesterday in order to stop the spread of the malware from encrypting more systems. Most operations went back to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, cryptography, encryption, fraud, phishing, ransomware
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Hackers Hold Hospital Healthcare Data Hostage
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center’s data systems have been infected with encrypted ransomware. The hospital says patient care has not been compromised, though the cyber-attack has forced them to revert to paper registrations and medical records and send patients seeking emergency … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, computer security, cybercrime, FBI, Healthcare, phishing, ransomware, social engineering, spearphishing
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Unbreakable Encryption!!!
Cryptowall is a new strain of Cryptolocker. So strong in fact that the FBI’s Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s CYBER and Counterintelligence Program, Joseph Bonavolonta, normally advises those who have fallen for phishing attacks that release and … Continue reading
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Tagged cryptolocker, cryptowall, encryption, Evgeniy Bogachev, FBI, Joseph Bonavolonta, ransomware
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New Android Ransomware from the NSA?
There is new ransomware floating around that encrypts the contents of Android phones called Simlocker. It pretends to be from the NSA, uses XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) and is hard to detect with anti-malware tools. Check Point’s malware … Continue reading
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Tagged android, Google Android, NSA, ransomware
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CryptoWall and Dickson County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff’s department of The Dickson County, Tennessee was attacked by a Ransomware trojan ware that encrypts all of the files on the system and can be decrypted only (HA, yeah right!) if the ransom has been paid for them to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, cryptowall, Dickson County, encryption, malware, ransomware, Sheriff, Tennessee
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