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Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day

March 18, 2016

Weeks after it started attacking and encrypting victims’ files, Locky is still targeting many users. In order to provide more information about this threat, we have put together some information to help protect you in a better way. Short summary Win32/Filecoder.Locky.A is a ransomware variant that encrypts files with over 100 file types such as images, videos, databases, … More Trojan Downloaders on the rise: Don’t let Locky or TeslaCrypt ruin your day

Bangladesh central bank boss quits over $100m cyberheist

March 16, 2016

Bangladesh central bank governor Atiur Rahman has resigned following a cyberheist that saw more than $100 million stolen. Mr. Rahman told Reuters that the country’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accepted the resignation, following the events which took place during the first week of February. The resignation follows comments from Bangladesh finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith who … More Bangladesh central bank boss quits over $100m cyberheist

Tech giants ‘to boost encryption services’

March 15, 2016

Some of the most prominent names in tech are pursuing the development of much tougher encryption technologies, it has been revealed. According to the Guardian, Google, Facebook and Snapchat are reportedly bolstering their respective encryption services, which they have been doing for some time now. The newspaper said that these security initiatives preempt the latest … More Tech giants ‘to boost encryption services’

Online grooming: A threat to minors that demands our attention

March 14, 2016

In an era when children are becoming digital natives and using and understanding technology from an early age, safety risks that have existed for some time could also, if we fail to take the necessary precautions, now affect them. Minors have also come into the sights of criminals, who have developed into a threat that makes children … More Online grooming: A threat to minors that demands our attention

Ireland worst affected by Nemucod ransomware delivering trojan

March 11, 2016

ESET finds that Nemucod, the top infecting malware of recent weeks has a 15,82% world detection rate, but a 50,42% detection rate in Ireland ESET Ireland warns users against an increased number of infected emails containing a malicious attachment, which downloads and installs ransomware onto an infected device. When opened, it encrypts victims‘ files on … More Ireland worst affected by Nemucod ransomware delivering trojan