Tag: ransomware

Positioning your cybersecurity investment for a remote workforce: Tier 3 – Tailor-fit protection for specific business use cases

August 5, 2020

With a managed network in place in tier two, a lot has been done to secure your endpoints from attack. However, some businesses will need to assess whether the protection that has been achieved thus far is adequate to safeguard business data that has critical value, or is highly sensitive or highly regulated. In the third … More Positioning your cybersecurity investment for a remote workforce: Tier 3 – Tailor-fit protection for specific business use cases

Mobile security threats amid COVID‑19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

July 15, 2020

ESET malware researcher Lukas Stefanko gives us a peek behind the scenes of his analysis of CryCryptor ransomware and puts the threat into a broader context. The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way we work and, in many cases, also the way we interact with our loved ones. While a number of governments contemplate using contact … More Mobile security threats amid COVID‑19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

Thousands of MongoDB databases ransacked, held for ransom

July 3, 2020

The cybercriminal behind the ransom raids on almost 23,000 databases threatens to leak the data and alert GDPR regulators. An unknown cybercriminal has infiltrated 22,900 unsecured MongoDB databases, wiping their contents and leaving behind a ransom note demanding bitcoin in return for the data. If the ransom isn’t paid within two days, they threatened to … More Thousands of MongoDB databases ransacked, held for ransom

New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor

June 24, 2020

ESET researchers dissect an Android app that masquerades as an official COVID-19 contact-tracing app and encrypts files on the victim’s device. New ransomware CryCryptor has been targeting Android users in Canada, distributed via two websites under the guise of an official COVID-19 tracing app provided by Health Canada. ESET researchers analyzed the ransomware and created … More New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor