Ransomware is a growing threat, threatening to take over your machine, encrypt your files and demand payment in exchange for their safe return. But, as we explore below, paying the ransom is rarely the solution. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware, or malicious software, which has exploded in notoriety in recent years. The … More Ransomware: Should you pay the cybercriminals?
As we have seen in previously published articles regarding ransomware, such as TorrentLocker targeting UK with Roya Mail phishing and ransomware in a country near you, these threats are appearing more frequently and in different regions. Starting a few days ago, we began receiving multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries mostly in Latin … More CTB-Locker: Multilingual Malware Demands Ransom
ESET experts have caught the first example of an Android mobile Trojan, which they named Android/Simplocker. Similar in nature to the Filecoder/Cryptolocker that’s been increasingly plaguing PCs in the past year, this malware, after setting foot on an Android device, scans the SD card for certain file types, encrypts them, and demands a ransom in … More Filecoder for Android? ESET catches Trojan that can encrypt your mobile
ESET Ireland has been closely following the cyberattacks against Irish businesses with ransomware like Cryptolocker, which encrypts data and requests a ransom to unlock it. In the past week, law enforcement has been successful in combating the cyber gang behind the attacks. Security specialists at ESET Ireland have received reports from Westmeath, Wexford, Waterford, Galway, … More Law enforcement strikes back at cybercriminals that were attacking Irish businesses with ransomware
ESET Ireland reports the last few weeks have seen an increased number of victims of data locking ransomware among Irish businesses. Malware and support experts from the antivirus firm ESET Ireland (Ciaran McHale, Lorna Mayers, Urban Schrott) have been receiving calls for help from all over the country from businesses hit by one of the … More Irish businesses hit hard by data locking ransomware Filecoder/Cryptolocker
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